Xanthodes congenita

Xanthodes congenita Hampson, 1912
(previously : Acontia obsoleta Gaede, 1938)
CHLOEPHORINAE , NOCTUIDAE

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

(updated 12 August 2008)

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

These Caterpillars are hairy, and have been reported to eat the leaves, buds, flowers and fruit, and be a minor pest of:

Cotton ( Gossypium, MALVACEAE ),

Rambutan ( Nephelium lappaceum, SAPINDACEAE ), and

Durian ( Durio zibethinus, BOMBACACEAE ).

They have also been reported have been reported to feed on:

Hibiscus ( Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, MALVACEAE ), and

Kurrajong ( Brachychiton, STERCULIACEAE ).

The adult moths of this species have forewings that are yellow with a triangular brown-purple patch. The forewings also each have a narrow dark brown line along the margin. The hindwings are plain yellow.

This species is found in

New South Wales,

Northern Territory, and

Queensland, Australia.