Woodlands Historic Park Caterpillars

Tussock Moth Caterpillar on Grey Box at Woodlands Historic Park
Tussock Moth Caterpillar on Grey Box, mid February. About 15mm long.

This species is also seen on Black Wattle.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Lepidoptera - Moths and Butterflies, 10855 named species in Australia
Superfamily Noctuoidea - 1751 species in Australia
Family Erebidae - 955 named species in Australia
Subfamily Lymantriinae - Tussock Moths, 73 named species in Australia
Genus Acyphas
Species Acyphas semiochrea