Hippotion brennus
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to the Gold Coast, QLD
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to the Gold Coast, QLD
Hippotion brennus, Whyanbeen FNQ, 5 Jun 2019 8.36 pm
Hippotion brennus, Whyanbeel FNQ, 4 Jun 2019
This moth was attracted to house lights, Whyanbeel FNQ May 2017
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Whyanbeel FNQ May 2018
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An injured specimen found on the ground, Whyanbeel FNQ May 2017
Photo Wynne Robinson Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2013
Hippotion brennus
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to the Gold Coast, QLD
Moth Sightings:
Larva Sightings:
Larval food plants:
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Not Applicable
Breeding season in QLD - not confirmed but thought to be all year in the Far North and limited to the warmer months in the South.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: 37mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour forms in the final instar are ?? form.
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to the Gold Coast, QLD
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not Applicable
- ELSEWHERE: Whyanbeel, FNQ (May 2017, 2018)
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not Applicable
- ELSEWHERE: None to date
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia scandens
- ELSEWHERE: As for Dorrigo Plateau plus RUBIACEAE Pentas lanceolata*, Pogonolobus reticulatus
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Not Applicable
Breeding season in QLD - not confirmed but thought to be all year in the Far North and limited to the warmer months in the South.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: 37mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour forms in the final instar are ?? form.