Targalla delatrix (Guenee, 1852)
Eugenia Caterpillar
(one synonym : Eutelia plusioides Walker, 1865)
 EUTELIINAE ,  NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 7 November 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The caterpillar of this species attacks :

  • Brazilian Cherries ( Eugenia uniflora, MYRTACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of Peter T Oboyski, Esseg Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley)

    The adult moths of this species are brown with a subtle patten on the forewings.

    The species occurs across south-east Asia and the south Pacific basin, including :

  • Australia,
  • Hawaii,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Japan,
  • Malaysia, and
  • Society Islands.

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