Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Mike & Pat Coupar
and
Stella Crossley
(updated 4 March 2005)
(Photo from:
"Flying Colours", Coupar & Coupar, 1992)
The Caterpillars of this species a pale yellowish green in colour. They feed on the foliage of :
They are loopers with only two pairs of prolegs. The Caterpillars grow to a length of about 4 cms.
They pupate in a loose cocoon in the debris on the soil surface.
The adult moth has a delicate pattern in shades of grey. At rest the wings are held flat. They have a span of about 4 cms.
The species may be found in the south-eastern quarter of Australia.
Further reading :
Pat and Mike Coupar, Flying Colours, New South Wales University Press, Sydney 1992, p. 38.
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