Pterophorus albidus (Zeller, 1852)
 (previously known as Aciptilia albida)
PTEROPHORINAE,   PTEROPHORIDAE,   PTEROPHORIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Debbie Matthews & Stella Crossley


Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, from
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art

This caterpillar is reported to feed on :

  • White-edge Morning Glory ( Ipomoea nil, CONVOLVULACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

    The adult moth is white with a greenish tinge on the abdomen. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

    The species has been found across Africa and Asia, including

  • Bali,
  • Gambia,
  • Tanzania,

    and in Australia in

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Buck Richardson,
    Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
    LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 185.

    Philipp C. Zeller,
    Revision der Pterophoriden,
    Linnaea Entomologica,
    Volume 6 (1852), pp. 397-398, No. 55.

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    (written 16 October 2001, updated 4 November 2025)