Agrius godarti (Godart's Hawk Moth)
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.

Distribution:  NT, QLD, NSW & VIC

Sighted at Claire Cottage: between November & December.

Claire Cottage Dorrigo Plateau, 13 Dec 2018

Claire Cottage Dorrigo Plateau, 13 Dec 2018, 3.44 am

Claire Cottage Dorrigo Plateau, 6 Nov 2018

Claire Cottage Dorrigo Plateau, 13 Dec 2018

Agrius godarti underside

Agrius godarti (Godart's Hawk Moth)
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.

Distribution:  NT, QLD, NSW & VIC

Moth Sightings:  

• DORRIGO PLATEAU: Nov 2018, 2020 (22.00);  Dec 2018 (3.45);           

• ELSEWHERE:  No sighting to date

Larva Sightings: 

• DORRIGO PLATEAU:  None
• ELSEWHERE:  None

Larval food plants:

• DORRIGO PLATEAU: thought to be Convolvulaceae:  Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potato)*,

• ELSEWHERE:  as for Dorrigo Plateau

 
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau:  Thought to be September to April

Adult Moth:  Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: 60mm
Adult Moth:  Size forewing tip to forewing tip: 55mm .
This moth is identifiable from Agrius convolvuli by the lack of  pink horizontal stripes on its body.
Caudal Horn


Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Time to light - Dec 2018-between 22.00 & 03.45am.