Hyles livornicoides (White-lined Hawk Moth)
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC & SA.
Sighted at Claire Cottage between February & March.
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC & SA.
Sighted at Claire Cottage between February & March.
This moth came to our moth light. It appears to be newly emerged. We have yet to discover it's foodplant.
Hyles livornicoides (White-lined Hawk Moth)
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC & SA.
Moth Sightings:
Larva Sightings:
Larval food plants:
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Thought to be September to April
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 vary ranging from Green to a Yellowish brown form.
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC & SA.
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU:
- Jan 2023;
- Feb 2004, 2005;
- Mar 2020
- ELSEWHERE: Moree district, NSW
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: None to date
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not known.
- ELSEWHERE: Nyctaginaceae - Boerhavia diffusa
- Vitaceae - Vitis vinifera* (Grape vine)
- Zygophyllaceae - Tribulus terrestris* (Puncture vine)
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Thought to be September to April
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 vary ranging from Green to a Yellowish brown form.
Sacred caterpillars
The Arrernte people of Alice Springs regarded the caterpillar of this species as an important ancestral being. With January 2020's heavy rainfall, the desert town is experiencing a resurgence of them. The ABC Alice Springs link below, quoting senior Eastern-Arrernte woman, Veronica Dobson, is well worth reading.
www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/02/05/4174922.htm?fbclid=IwAR3IEeeXwe0Z6b1yrYOSKMHR16g5bkPuFs3v5kTQmNWk7eZbjnuhlwPHXcY