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I found this caterpillar on one of my orange trees 26 November and have has it in covered container since. It eats a little but hasn't seemed th have chaged in size or appearance until yesterday when it seems to have shed its skin. Perhaps a little spikier but hard to see any difference. Colour difference is probably due to lighting rather than the specimen. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142880955.

Moth emerged 11 Apr23

Caterpillar, Limacodidae (family), Eloasa or Chalcocelis sp., prickly green jellybean marked into squares...
Identified as Limacodidae on Bowerbird by Simon Ong: "- I think - ? Size and appearance is a lot like the larvae of Eloasa or Chalcocelis sp."

Squamosa barymorpha caterpillar on first day after hatching from egg, 19/01/22.
Probably still the first instar on a native fern leaf.

This caterpillar was hatched from egg & transferred to a fern leaf. First instar on Day 9!

It is now...
Day 10 - We are following the progress of eggs laid by female, Squamosa barymorpha.
She laid her eggs on 10/01/22.

See progress at observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104377505
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104690409
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104739390
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104853071
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/104853239
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/104956079
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/105137869
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/105198673

The rest of her eggs are being incubated at room temperature, the weather is generally hot & humid, approximately 15 - 30 degrees C.

We hope to follow the progress of the other developing embryos inside the eggs & this cat.

Day 9 - We are following the progress of eggs laid by female, Squamosa barymorpha.
She laid her eggs on 10/01/22.

See progress at observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104377505
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104690409
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104739390
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104853071
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/104853239
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/104956079
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/105137869

The eggs are being incubated at room temperature, the weather is generally hot & humid, approximately 15 - 30 degrees C.

We hope to follow the progress of the developing embryos inside the eggs.
Photos taken through the sides of the plastic container.
First egg hatched, 19/01/22, these photos show the first instar.

Squamosa barymorpha caterpillar just hatched from egg & transferred to a fern leaf. First instar!

Day 9 - Following the progress of eggs laid by female, Squamosa barymorpha.
She laid her eggs on 10/01/22.

See progress at observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104377505
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104690409
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104739390
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104853071
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/104853239
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/104956079
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/105137869

The rest of her eggs are being incubated at room temperature, the weather is generally hot & humid, approximately 15 - 30 degrees C.

We hope to follow the progress of the other developing embryos inside the eggs.