Praxis edwardsii Guenée, 1852
 CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Praxis edwardsii
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern)

These caterpillars feed on:

  • Blackwood ( Acacia melanoxylon, MIMOSACEAE ).

    The adult moths are a speckled dark brown.

    The species occurs in :

  • New South Wales,
  • Queensland,
  • South Australia,
  • Tasmania,
  • Victoria, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 47.1, p. 452.

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    (updated 13 January 2011)