Eupanacra splendens splendens
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cooktown to Brisbane - Nathan, (Nr Mt. Gravatt), Brisbane (2017), Narangba, Brisbane (2018) & Morningside/Cannon Hill, Brisbane and Albany Creek, North Brisbane (2019)
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cooktown to Brisbane - Nathan, (Nr Mt. Gravatt), Brisbane (2017), Narangba, Brisbane (2018) & Morningside/Cannon Hill, Brisbane and Albany Creek, North Brisbane (2019)
This Eupanacra splendens Hawk Moth came to house lights (Whyanbeel FNQ) May 2017
Eupanacra splendens splendens, Narangba Brisbane Qld, 23 Dec 2018, 10.07 pm (This beautiful photo is by Dez Wells)
E. splendens splendens flying at speed to feed on Dracaena fragrans (Happy Plant) Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2017 (Macroglossum vacilllans behind)
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E. splendens splendens feeding at dusk on the 'Happy Plant Hotel', Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2017 (Hippotion rosetta above)
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2nd instar larva, Whyanbeel FNQ 5.6.2019
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3rd instar larva, Whyanbeel FNQ 10.6.2019
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3rd instar about to moult, 11.6.2019
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3rd instar moulting to 4th, 11.6.2019
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4th instar larva, 16.6.2019
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4th instar larva, 16.6.2019
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5th instar larva, 25.6.2019
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5th instar larva, 25.6.2019
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E. splendens splendens 5th instar larva (Green & Brown form) feeding on an Aroid, Spathiphyllum Sp* (Peace Lily), Whyanbeel, FNQ (Photo Wynne Robinson)
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E. splendens splendens 5th instar larva (Brown form) feeding on Epipremnum aureum* (Pothos or Devils Ivy) Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2015
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4th instar larva changing into the 5th - you can see the new horn within the old skin.
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5th instar dorsal horn - rather short and stumpy for such a large larva.
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Eupanacra splendens splendens
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cooktown to Brisbane - Nathan, (Nr Mt. Gravatt), Brisbane (2017), Narangba, Brisbane (2018) & Morningside/Cannon Hill, Brisbane (2019)
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not applicable
- ELSEWHERE: Whyanbeel, FNQ (May 2017)
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not applicable
- ELSEWHERE: Whyanbeel, FNQ (Nov 2012) & Whyanbeel, FNQ (May 2015).
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not applicable
- ELSEWHERE: Araceae (Aroids): Epipremnum pinnatum, Monstera deliciosa (Monstera), Rhaphidophora australasica, Spathiphyllum Sp* (Peace Lily 1st larva photo), Epipremnum aureum* (Pothos or Devils Ivy 2nd larva photo)
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Not applicable
Breeding season in QLD - not confirmed but thought to be all year in the north, warm season in the south.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: ?? - ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour forms in the final instar are a Green & Brown Form and a Brown Form.
Interesting notes: (1) Nov 2012 Wynne Robinson comments that the leaves of the Spathiphyllum Sp., the larva was eating at Whyanbeel were like stiff cardboard. She took a video of it feeding and you actually hear the larva eating!
(2) 27th Jan 2018 a number of larvae found at Nathan, (Nr Mount Gravatt) Brisbane feeding on Monstera deliciosa
(3) Dec 2018 moth found at Narangba, Brisbane
(4) Jan 2019 larvae found in Buderim, QLD - 10 on a Spathiphyllum Sp. plant.
