Charaxes sempronius
2 Tailed Emperor at Wodonga, VIC
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| Charaxes sempronius | DiBickers | 6 May 2025 | |
| Charaxes sempronius | KylieWaldon | 3 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 3 May 2025 |
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At first I thought - wow late for a beetle larvae. But at 5mm long its tiny and has that er.. interesting black shapes on it. I'm not even sure if that's the front end or back. A moth larvae? OR something else? weird. I did look really hard for others but this was the only one I could find.
7 comments
3 May 2025
wow. Thanks Helen. I didn't know a butterfly caterpillar could look like that! :)
3 May 2025
I found a couple of links online so it looks right? still looks weird. https://butterfliesdorrigo.weebly.com/tailed-emperor-charaxes-sempronius-sempronius.html
6 May 2025
Here’s a few images of the early instars showing this colouration. I’m happy to put it through for you😊
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102513159
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267159948
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137099242
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66038935
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102513159
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267159948
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137099242
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66038935
Location information
- Coordinates 146.886423-36.112401
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 May 2025 10:52 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- hickory wattle Acacia implexa Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Charaxes sempronius Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Charaxes sempronius Scientific name
- Tailed Emperor Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2086.88m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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5 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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