(one synonym : Panacra paradoxa)
MACROGLOSSINAE, SPHINGIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 6 February 2007)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 6 February 2007)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
The caterpillars of this species have eyespots along each side, with those on the first abdominal segment larger than the others. The tail has a horn that ends in an abrupt point, but it is quite harmless.
The Caterpillars have been found feeding on :
The adult moths have brown forewings each with three white arrow heads by the apex. The moths have dark brown hind wings each crossed by a broad orange band. The moths have a wingspan of about 5 cms.
The species is found from New Guinea to the Solomon Islands, including the tropical north-east of Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 413.
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