Gum-leaf skeletoniser (5/7)

Gum-leaf skeletoniser caterpillar. When this caterpillar sheds the head portion of its exoskeleton, it stays attached to its body so that over successive molts it develops a stack of them on its head, leading to the nickname Mad Hatterpillar.

Scientific name: Uraba lugens
Common names: gum-leaf skeletoniser
Location: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Photo ID: 22685
Tags: Arthropoda, gum leaf skeletonizer, gum-leaf skeletoniser, Hamilton City, insect, Introduced and Naturalised, Lepidoptera, New Zealand, Nolidae, pest, Uraba lugens, Waikato Region
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