| (one synonym : Gonitis albitarsata Pagenstecher, 1888) CATOCALINI, EREBINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, from
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art
These caterpillars are a minor pest, feeding on the leaves of
The adult moth of this species has rusty brown forewings. There is a dark-edged white dot near the costa of each forewing. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species has been found across south-east Asia, including
as well as in Australia in:
Further reading :
Frederic Moore,
Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Asiatic Lepidoptera Heterocera,
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,
1883, p. 20.
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 126.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(updated 1 April 2010, 17 August 2019)