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Lobster Caterpillar Moth
Stauropus alternus
Stauropus alternus, the lobster caterpillar, lobster moth or crab caterpillar, is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Sri Lanka, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the southern Moluccas. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 202022.