Digama marmorea Butler, 1877
(erroneously known as: Digama mamore)
 AGANAIDAE , NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Ian F.B. Common & Stella Crossley

Digama marmorea larva
(Photo from: Moths of Australia)

These Caterpillars are grey, with a pale lateral line running each side just above the legs. The Caterpillars feed on :

  • Currant Bush ( Carissa ovata, APOCYNACEAE ).

    Digama marmorea
    (Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

    The adult moths of this species have black and grey speckled forewings. The hindwings are yellow with a dark spot and a grey apex. The moths have a yellow abdomen with a black spot on the top of each segment. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    Digama marmorea
    (Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

    The species is found over much of the northern half of Australia, including Townsville.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 442.

    Buck Richardson,
    Mothology,
    LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2008, p. 12.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, pl. 19.19, p. 184.

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    (updated 24 February 2009)