Xanthodes congenita Hampson, 1912
(previously : Acontia obsoleta Gaede, 1938)
 CHLOEPHORINAE ,   NOLIDAE

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

Xanthodes congenita
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

These Caterpillars are hairy, and have been reported to eat the leaves, buds, flowers and fruit, and be a minor pest of:

  • Cotton ( Gossypium, MALVACEAE ),
  • Rambutan ( Nephelium lappaceum, SAPINDACEAE ), and
  • Durian ( Durio zibethinus, BOMBACACEAE ).

    They have also been reported have been reported to feed on:

  • Hibiscus ( Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, MALVACEAE ), and
  • Kurrajong ( Brachychiton, STERCULIACEAE ).

    The adult moths of this species have forewings that are yellow with a triangular brown-purple patch. The forewings also each have a narrow dark brown line along the margin. The hindwings are plain yellow.

    This species is found in Australia in

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland
  • New South Wales, and
  • Australian Capital Territory.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 65, 457.

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    (updated 6 August 2011)