Maceda mansueta Walker, 1858
(one synonym : Calduba obtenta Walker, 1858)
 CHLOEPHORINAE ,   NOLIDAE

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

Maceda mansueta
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The caterpillars of this species are yellow with dark reddish dots, and a double dorsal line. They have all the prolegs so crawl rather than inch along. The caterpillars have been found feeding on the young leaves of:

  • Heritiera ( STERCULIACEAE ).

    Pupation occurs in a brown cocoon spun between two leaves of the foodplant.

    Maceda mansueta
    (Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

    The adult moths of this species are brown with a very variable pattern. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

    Maceda mansueta
    (Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

    This species is found in across south-east Asia, including

  • Borneo,
  • Japan,
  • Sri Lanka,
    and in Australia in
  • New South Wales,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 48.4, p. 457.

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    (updated 1 April 2011)