(one synonym : Toxocampa orthosiodes)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 19 August 2008)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 19 August 2008)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The Caterpillar of this species feeds on many plants, including:
The adult moth is fawn with variable dark markings, and a line parallel to the margin of each fore wing, and a dark edge to each hind wing. There is a black tear-drop mark near the base of each forewing. The moth also appears to have a black collar around the head. It has a wing span of about 4 cms.
The species may be found in :
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 450.
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