(one synonym : Oxyambulyx queenslandi)
SMERINTHINAE , SPHINGIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 2 December 2009)
male
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 2 December 2009)
male
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
The adult moths of this species are dimorphic.
The males have brown patterned forewings, each with three black spots outlined in white. The hindwings are patterned in yellow and orange.
The females have dark purplish brown forewings and darker hindwings, with patterns similar to those of the male.
This species occurs in
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 16.5, p. 412.
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