Cabbage tree caterpillar
Epiphryne verriculata Felder & Rogenhofer
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Size range
- 15–20 mm
Distribution
- Native, found throughout the range of cabbage trees
Life History
- Caterpillars feed on the young unopened leaves of cabbage tree (Cordyline australis)
- Nocturnal feeding activity leaves holes and notches in the expanding leaves
- Caterpillars pupate amongst debris at base of tree trunk
- Adults perfectly camouflaged on dead cabbage tree leaves
