![]() | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
David Rentz, Kuranda, Queensland)
This Caterpillar is green, with a yellowish stripe along each side of the back, and black spiracles. The body is smooth and cylindrical, tapering to a smaller prothorax, and a pale brown head. The caterpillar was found feeding on the foliage of
The caterpillar pupated on a nearby surface in a cocoon camouflaged with detritus.
The adult moth of this species has patterned brown forewings. The hindwings are white, each with a broad brown margin, and brown veins.
The species has been found in Australia in
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(written 19 June 2020, 27 April 2022)