Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Debbie Matthews Lott
(updated 7 July 2004)

These Caterpillars are buff with dark brown heads. They were introduced from Mexico into Hawaii in 1902, and later into Australia to control
It has also been reported to feed on:
as well a :


(Specimen: courtesy of the
The Australian Museum)

The species originated in the West Indies and the south-west of North America. It now occurs wherever Lantana grows, in the tropics and subtropics all around the world, including Africa and India, and now Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 72.
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