Hippotion velox
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau. where it is an infrequent visitor.

Distribution:  Northern Territory, FNQ to north eastern NSW - southern limit occasionally Sydney.

Sighted at Claire Cottage in February (2004) and October (2020).

A newly hatched Hippotion velox that came to light, Claire Cottage Dorrigo, 18th Oct 2020, 09.26pm

Hippotion velox, Claire Cottage, Dorrigo Plateau, Feb 2004

Hippotion velox, Whyanbeel FNQ, 3 Jun 2019

Hippotion velox, Claire Cottage Dorrigo, 18 Oct 2020 09.26pm

Hippotion velox showing underside, Claire Cottage Dorrigo, 18 Oct 2020 09.25pm

Hippotion velox Claire Cottage, Dorrigo, 18 Oct 2020 09.25pm

Hippotion velox
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
It is uncommon on the NSW Mid-north Coast.

Distribution:  Northern Territory, FNQ to north eastern NSW - southern limit occasionally Sydney.

Moth Sightings:  

• DORRIGO PLATEAU: Oct 2020;  Feb 2004;

• ELSEWHERE:  Whyanbeel, FNQ May 2019, Jun 2019,
  

Larva Sightings: 

• DORRIGO PLATEAU:  None to date.
• ELSEWHERE:  None to date.

Larval Food Plants:

• DORRIGO PLATEAU:  Not known to grow on the Dorrigo Plateau.

• ELSEWHERE: FNQ,  Nyctaginaceae - Pisonia aculeata,  Pisonia umbellifera

Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau:  Thought to be Oct to March
Breeding season elsewhere - Thought to be all year in the tropics and limited to the warmer months in  Southern QLD & Northern NSW.

Pupation: Unusually for Hawk Moth larva, pupation occurs within a cocoon of several green leaves spun together on the food plant.

Flight Habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.

Adult Moth:  Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: 50mm - wing tip to wing tip 45mm
Mature larva:  length - ??mm.     Colour forms in the final instar are Green & dark form.