Neostauropus viridissimus (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
(one synonym : Neostauropus habrochlora Turner, 1922)
NOTODONTINAENOTODONTIDAE

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

(updated 12 February 2010)


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

These caterpillars have a flat tail which they normally bend back over the body to show the underside which has markings like a leaf. The thorax has a prominent backward curving spine.

The adult moths of this species have forewings which are a patchy green. Each hindwing is mainly orange, blending to green along the costa. In its resting pose: the hind wings project from under the forewings.

The species is found in northern Queensland.


Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 17.1, p. 421.


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