Pisara hyalospila Hampson, 1914
(previously known as : Necla hyalospila)
NOLINAE ,  NOCTUIDAE

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

(updated 8 May 2008)

Pisara hyalospila
(Photo: courtesy of Richard Llewellyn, Samford, Queensland)

These caterpillars are green with tufts of transparent hairs, and a white dorsal line edged in red dashes. The first pair of dorsal prolegs is missing on the third abdominal segment.

Pisara hyalospila
(Photo: courtesy of Richard Llewellyn, Samford, Queensland)

The caterpillars have been found feeding on:

  • Blue Quandong ( Elaeocarpus grandis, ELAEOCARPACEAE ),

    sometimes completely defoliating a tree.

    Pisara hyalospila
    (Photo: courtesy of Richard Llewellyn, Samford, Queensland)

    The pupa is formed in a cocoon attached to a twig or branch, and is completely covered in bark.

    Pisara hyalospila
    (Photo: courtesy of Richard Llewellyn, Samford, Queensland)

    The adult moth of this species is grey with a zigzag lines across each fore wing. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    Pisara hyalospila
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Richard Llewellyn, Samford, Queensland)

    The species has been found in Queensland.

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