Longan Leaf Eating Looper
(previously known as : Rectipalpula clytia)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 23 September 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 23 September 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
These caterpillars are green with narrow yellow stripes. The prolegs are reduced, and the caterpillar moves in a looper fashion. The caterpillars have been found feeding on the foliage and flowers of:
The caterpillars pupate in a shelter constructed from a leaf by cutting a piece and folding it over.
The adult moths of this species are pale brown, with a number of darker markings on each wing. The forewings each have a prominent small black circle near the base. The hindwings each have a broad dark band along the costa. The wingspan is about 6 cms.
The species is found in
Further reading:
N. Boontam and Paitoon Leksawasdi
Life history of longan leaf eater, Oxyodes scrobiculata F.
(Noctuidae : Lepidoptera),
18th National Science and Technology Conference,
Sirikit National Conference Center, Bangkok, 27-29 October 1992.
 caterpillar |
 butterflies |
 caterpillars |
 moths |
 caterpillar |