This exceptional specimen is the larvae of the pink underwing moth, a rare caterpillar only found in the Australian rainforest. Is for certain Nature’s one of the most remarkable Halloween costumes. Image credit: Luis Weber Used with permission.
The larvae of the pink underwing moth are characterized by a set of two large ‘eye’ spots surrounded by smaller white spots and a double row of white ‘teeth’ on the side between the eye spots.
This endangered specie was photographed by Ecologist Luis Weber.
The Pink Underwing Mot:
has a brown and black body and brown legs. The forewings are about 60 mm in length, coloured in grey-brown and have white markings. The hindwings are dark grey with a small pink dots and seven white spots along the trailing edge.
When at rest the moth resembles a dead leaf.
Image credit: Luis Weber
Image credit: Luis Weber
Phyllodes imperialis Female, dorsal view Image credit: wikipedia
source environment.gov.au
Just a though, but this is definitely (in appearance) more Aboriginal in design that halloween…. which is not an Australian thing!