(one synonym is Marane subargentea Walker, 1865) THAUMETOPOEINAE, NOTODONTIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Craig Nieminski,
Darwin, Northern Territory)
These Caterpillars have a short black dorsal tussock and several brown lateral verrucae on each abdominal segment.
They have been found feeding on
The adult moth has wings that are off-white, each with a marginal row of whiter spots, a variable faint submarginal wavy brown line, and sometimes a brownish spot near the middle.
The abdomen is yellow, with a pale yellow anal tuft. The males have orange hairs around the anal tuft. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
This species occurs in :
Further reading :
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 177.
Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 32, Supplement 2 (1865), p. 355.
Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 32, Supplement 2 (1865), p. 397.
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(updated 11 November 2012, 8 February 2023)