(previously known as Ophyx dochmotoma) CALPINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: Don Herbison-Evans, Bundaberg, Queensland)
The Caterpillar of this species brown with a complex pattern along its length. It typically rests during the day lying along a stem of its foodplant. The above caterpillar was found on
The caterpillar grew to a length of about 4 cms.
The adult moth has wings that are brown, each with a pale-edged dark submarginal line. The forewings each have a complex pale spot near the costa. The wingspan is about 4 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 143.
A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 50 (1939), p. 148.
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(updated 1 March 2011, 14 October 2018)