| (one synonym : Catephia canescens Hampson, 1926) ACRONICTINAE, NOCTUIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graham McDonald, Burleigh Beach, Queensland)
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| (one synonym : Catephia canescens Hampson, 1926) ACRONICTINAE, NOCTUIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graham McDonald, Burleigh Beach, Queensland)
This Caterpillar is speckled grey with yellow stripes outlined in black running from on its head to its tail. There is a white spot near its tail. The head is grey with black dots. The caterpillar grows to a length of about 3 cms. It has been found feeding on
Pupation occurs in a tough cocoon under the soil.
The adult moth has fawn coloured forewings with a vague pattern, and off-white hindwings with broad black submarginal bands. The undersides of the wings are white with broad black marginal bands, and the forewing undersides also each have a black dot near the middle. The moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species is found in coastal areas of
Further reading
R. P. Gustaaf Hulstaert,
New Indo-Australian Noctuidae,
Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
Series 9, Volume 13 (1924), p. 123.
Graham J. McDonald,
Life History Notes on the noctuid moth Aedia Actipennis,
Hulstaert 1924 Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Aediinae,
Butterflies and Other Invertebrates Club,
Metamorphosis Australia,
Issue 66 (September 2012), pp. 12-14.
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(updated 9 October 2012, 5 July 2024)