Maceda mansueta Walker, 1858
(one synonym : Calduba obtenta Walker, 1858)
 CHLOEPHORINAE ,  NOCTUIDAE

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

(updated 27 May 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The caterpillars of this species are yellow with dark reddish dots, and a double dorsal line. The caterpillars have been found feeding on the young leaves of:

  • Heritiera ( STERCULIACEAE ).

    Pupation occurs in a brown cocoon spun between two leaves of the foodplant.


    (Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

    The adult moths of this species are brown with a very variable pattern. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

    This species is found in across south-east Asia, including

  • Borneo,
  • Japan,
  • Sri Lanka,

    and in Australia in

  • the Northern Territory,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 457.

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