CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 17 August 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 17 August 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
This Caterpillar is dark purple with thin pale lines along the body.
It has been found feeding on :
The adult moth of this species is dark orange, with a faint brown tracey and a dark mark in the middle of each forewing. The forewing costa is slightly curved to give a slightly hooked apex, and the forewing margins are doubly recurved giving a shallow cusp halfway down. The moth has a wing span of about 4 cms.
The species has been found across south-east Asia, including:
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