Macroglossum prometheus lineata
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: WA, NT, FNQ south to Burleigh Heads (south of Brisbane).
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: WA, NT, FNQ south to Burleigh Heads (south of Brisbane).
Macroglossum prometheus lineata
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Distribution: WA, NT, FNQ south to Burleigh Heads (south of Brisbane).
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: Whyanbeel, FNQ (June 2014)
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: Whyanbeel, FNQ (May 2014)
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None known to date.
- ELSEWHERE: RUBIACEAE: Gynochthodes jasminoides, Morinda citrifolia.
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Not yet 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 Brown.