Chiasmia inconspicua
 ENNOMINAE ,  GEOMETRIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 25 January 2005)

These caterpillars were introduced in 1998 from Kenya to control the introduced weed :

  • Prickly Acacia ( Acacia nilotica, MIMOSACEAE ).

    They feed on its leaves.

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