Cynosarga ornata Walker, 1865
(one synonym is : Bombyx fumosa T.P.Lucas, 1895)
 THAUMETOPOEINAE ,   NOTODONTIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

These caterpillars are gregarious. They feed on:

  • Black Sheoke ( Allocasuarina littoralis, CASUARINACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

    The adult moths have forewings that have a complex pattern of light and dark brown, The hindwings are plain brown. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    This species occurs in :

  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 17.18, p. 424.

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    (updated 15 April 2010)