| (formerly known as Opodiphthera excavus) SATURNIIDAE, BOMBYCOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Dominic Funnell,
Weipa, Queensland)
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| (formerly known as Opodiphthera excavus) SATURNIIDAE, BOMBYCOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Dominic Funnell,
Weipa, Queensland)
The Caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on
The caterpillars pupate in a cocoon underground, which is unusual for members of SATURNIIDAE,
The adult moths are yellow or brown, each wing having two or three vague dark wiggly transverse lines, and a central dark-edged pale spot. The moths have a wingspan of about 10.5 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
David A. Lane,
A new species of Opodiphthera Wallengren (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from northern Australia,
Australian Entomologist,
Vol. 22 (1995), pp. 115-122.
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 193.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 22 January 2005, updated 23 July 2015, 7 July 2019, 12 January 2020, 20 February 2022)