Agrius godarti (Godart's Hawk Moth)
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Throughout mainland Australia.
Sighted at Claire Cottage: between November & March.
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Throughout mainland Australia.
Sighted at Claire Cottage: between November & March.
Agrius godarti (Godart's Hawk Moth)
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Throughout mainland Australia.
Sighted at Claire Cottage: between November & March.
Moth Sightings:
Larva Sightings:
Larval food plants:
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.
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Throughout mainland Australia.
Sighted at Claire Cottage: between November & March.
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU:
- Nov 2018, 2020 (22.00);
- Dec 2018 (3.45);
- Jan 2023 (12.48am); 2024x13 (22.30-23.30);
- Feb 2022, 2024x4(23.30-00.00),
- Mar 2024x3(21.00)
- 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.