Macroglossum prometheus lineata 
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
 
Distribution:  Cape York, FNQ, its Southern extent is not recorded.
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3rd instar Macroglossum prometheus lineata larva feeding on Morinda citrifolia, Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2013
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M. prometheus lineata , Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2013
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A slightly forward-cured horn with a white tip apparent on the final instar

Macroglossum prometheus lineata ​
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
 
Distribution:  Cape York, FNQ, its Southern extent is not recorded.

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

Larva Sightings: 
  • DORRIGO PLATEAU:  None to date
  • ELSEWHERE:  Whyanbeel, FNQ (May 2013)

Larval food plants:
  • DORRIGO PLATEAU:  None yet known.
  • ELSEWHERE:  RUBIACEAE: Morinda citrifolia (Stinking Cheese Tree)
 
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau:  Not applicable.
Breeding season in FNQ: Thought to be continuous throughout the year.

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 not known. (above green larva in an early instar.)