Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
Sighting 4666831

Charaxes sempronius

2 Tailed Emperor at Wodonga, VIC

Charaxes sempronius at Wodonga, VIC - 3 May 2025 10:52 AM
Charaxes sempronius at Wodonga, VIC - 3 May 2025 10:52 AM
Charaxes sempronius at Wodonga, VIC - 3 May 2025 10:52 AM
Charaxes sempronius at Wodonga, VIC - 3 May 2025 10:52 AM
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Charaxes sempronius 6 May 2025 DiBickers
Charaxes sempronius 3 May 2025 KylieWaldon
Unverified 3 May 2025 KylieWaldon

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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

HelenCross wrote:
   3 May 2025
Cool! Charaxes sempronius - Tailed Emperor?
KylieWaldon wrote:
   3 May 2025
wow. Thanks Helen. I didn't know a butterfly caterpillar could look like that! :)
KylieWaldon wrote:
   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
HelenCross wrote:
   3 May 2025
Yeah, I haven't seen any images with the same colouring as yours!
DiBickers wrote:
   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
KylieWaldon wrote:
   9 May 2025
TY Di :)
DiBickers wrote:
   9 May 2025
Anytime @KylieWaldon 😊

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  • hickory wattle Acacia implexa Associated plant
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