Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 28 May 2008)

(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, p. 421.
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