Lacera noctilio (Fabricius, 1894)
 (one synonym is Lacera capella Guenée, 1852)
CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Lacera noctilio
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

These caterpillars have been reported to feed on:

  • Caesalpinia ( CAESALPINIACEAE ),
  • Pisonia ( NYCTAGINACEAE ),
  • Canthium ( RUBIACEAE ), and
  • Callicarpa ( VERBENACEAE ),.

    The adult moth has wings that are greyish brown, with a complex pattern. The wing margins are ragged in appearance.

    The species occurs in south-east Asia across to the south Pacific region, including :

  • Borneo,
  • Cook Islands,
  • India,
  • New Caledonia,
  • Taiwan,
    and also in Australia in:
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 1 March 2011)