Dichromia quinqualis Walker, 1859
(also known as : Dichromia duplicalis Walker, 1859)
HYPENINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

(updated 16 September 2010)


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

These caterpillars are a pest on:

  • White Flowered Wax Plants ( Cynanchum elegans, APOCYNACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

    The adult moth has brown patterned forewings. The hindwings are yellow with dark brown margins. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

    The species is found across the south Pacific, including:

  • Fiji,
    as well as:
  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 20.10, p. 448.


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