| Wulwulam Sun Moth CASTNIIDAE, SESIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
digitally repaired
(Photo: courtesy of
Simon Ong,
Florina, Northern Territory)
|
| Wulwulam Sun Moth CASTNIIDAE, SESIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
digitally repaired
(Photo: courtesy of
Simon Ong,
Florina, Northern Territory)
The Caterpillars of this species appear to feed on the roots of :
The adult moths have forewings that are each pale brown with variable white markings on top, and brown with a large gold patch by the wingtip underneath. The hindwings are dark brown, often with a variable marginal orange area or arc of orange spots on top, but plain brown underneath. The wingspan is about 4 cms.
The moth is conspicuous when flying from the flashing of the underside gold patch as the wings flap.
The species has been taken in
Further reading
F.M. Angel,
Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Northern Territory of Australia, with
Description of New Species,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 74 (1951), p. 14, and also
Plate 1, figs. 1-4.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(updated 3 February 2005, 14 December 2023)