Macroglossum errans
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
 
Distribution:  Northern Territory, QLD and NSW to Wollongong.

Sighted at Claire Cottage in December.

Macroglossum errans Claire Cottage, Dorrigo Plateau, NSW Dec 2005

A beautiful photo of Macroglossum errans, Kuranda FNQ by Buck Richardson

Macroglossum errans Julatten FNQ, 24 Apr 2019 (Photo Dick Whitford)

Macroglossum errans 1st instar larva, Early Apr, Julatten FNQ (Photo Dick Whitford)

Macroglossum errans, Note: This larva has lost its horn.

Macroglossum errans larva feeding on Coelospermum reticulatum, Julatten FNQ, 25 Mar 2019 (Photo Dick Whitford)

Macroglossum errans (care name change might be coming to M. errans}
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
 
Distribution:  Northern Territory, QLD and NSW to Wollongong.

Moth Sightings:  

• DORRIGO PLATEAU:  Dec 2005

• ELSEWHERE:  Not sighted to date.

Larva Sightings: 

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

Larval food plants:

• DORRIGO PLATEAU:  RUBIACEAE: Coprosma repens* (Mirror bush), Morinda jasminoides,

• ELSEWHERE:  as for Dorrigo Plateau and RUBIACEAE:  Canthium odoratum, Coelospermum reticulatum, Pavetta australiensis, Psychotria loniceroides

 
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau:  Not confirmed but thought to be Sept to April.
Breeding season in FNQ: Thought to be continuous throughout the year, in warm months only further south.

Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night including early evening.

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