Mona-4685

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  • Adoneta spinuloides

    Purple-crested Slug Moth

    Adoneta spinuloides, commonly known as the purple-crested slug moth, is a species of slug caterpillar moth in the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1854 and is assigned MONA/Hodges number 4685. It belongs to a group of moths whose larvae are known as slug caterpillars due to their distinctive flattened, slug-like form and reduced prolegs.