Serrodes campana Guenée, 1852
(one synonym : Serrodes nigha)
 CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths are light and dark grey or brown, with a wingspan of about 8 cms. They feed on nectar and also the juice of damaged ripe fruit.


(Photo: courtesy of Neil Hewett ,   Cooper Creek Wilderness, North Queensland)

They are inhabitants of south-east Asia and the south Pacific, including:

  • Fiji,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Korea,
  • Society Island,
  • Taiwan, and
  • Thailand,
    and in eastern Australia including:
  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 45.5, p. 451.

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    (updated 6 August 2011)