Psilogramma menephron nebulosa
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Photo ID's being checked
Description: P. menephron nebulosa is an overall brown moth with distinctive overlay of black forewing markings - (id description provided by David Lane).
Distribution: Queensland and NSW (south to the Mid North Coast, Bellinger River, below Dorrigo Plateau & Hat Head, near Kempsey).
Sighted at Claire Cottage between November & February.
Please note: there are seven known species of Psilogramma in Australia. They all resemble each other in appearance. Identification therefore requires great care. Of assistance is knowing where your specimen was sighted. Utilising some of the descriptive aids found in 'Hawkmoths of Australia' Moulds, Tuttle and Lane, (page 212) will prove of great benefit in attempting to identify adult Psilogramma's. Factors such as the condition of your photographed specimen and the quality of your photograph will both play an important role in assisting identification.
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Photo ID's being checked
Description: P. menephron nebulosa is an overall brown moth with distinctive overlay of black forewing markings - (id description provided by David Lane).
Distribution: Queensland and NSW (south to the Mid North Coast, Bellinger River, below Dorrigo Plateau & Hat Head, near Kempsey).
Sighted at Claire Cottage between November & February.
Please note: there are seven known species of Psilogramma in Australia. They all resemble each other in appearance. Identification therefore requires great care. Of assistance is knowing where your specimen was sighted. Utilising some of the descriptive aids found in 'Hawkmoths of Australia' Moulds, Tuttle and Lane, (page 212) will prove of great benefit in attempting to identify adult Psilogramma's. Factors such as the condition of your photographed specimen and the quality of your photograph will both play an important role in assisting identification.
P. menephron nebulosa, Claire Cottage, Dorrigo Plateau, 5 Nov 2018
P. menephron nebulosa, Claire Cottage, Dorrigo Plateau, 5 Nov 2018
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Close-up of head
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Male Psilogramma menephron, Claire Cottage, Dorrigo Plateau, 13 Feb 2018
Psilogramma menephron, attracted to moth light, Whyanbeel FNQ, 18 May 2018
Whyanbeel FNQ, 21 May 2018 Showing the size difference between Psilogramma menephron and Acosmeryx anceus
Psilogramma menephron, Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2018
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Psilogramma menephron, Wonga Beach FNQ, May 2014
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Psilogramma menephron nebulosa: Attracted to moth light, Wonga Beach Qld, 13 May 2014 (Id Max Moulds & Jim Tuttle).
Attracted to moth light, well camouflaged Psilogramma menephron nebulosa at Wonga Beach Qld, 13 May 2014 (Id Max Moulds, Jim Tuttle).
P. menephron nebulosa 5th instar larva, feeding on Chionanthus ramiflorus (Northern Olive), Cape Tribulation Qld,, June 2013 (Photo Wynne Robinson)
Cape Tribulation Qld, Jun 2013 (Photo Wynne Robinson)
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Cape Tribulation Qld, Jun 2013 (Photo Wynne Robinson)
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Cape Tribulation Qld, Jun 2013 (Photo Wynne Robinson)
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Cape Tribulation Qld, Jun 2013 (Photo Wynne Robinson)
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A straight, sturdy caudal horn with prominent white warts
Psilogramma menephron nebulosa
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York FNQ south to NSW Mid North Coast (Bellinger River below Dorrigo Plateau and Hat Head nr. Kempsey
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.
Time to light - Dec 2018(2) 2100 hrs.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: 65mm
Mature larva: length - 110 mm. Colour form green or green & brown mixed.
Interesting observations: 5th instar P. menephron nebulosa larvae spiracles are dark reddish-brown to black capped white above and below, whereas P. casuarinae 5th instar larvae spiracles are whitish with a thin black central vertical line.
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York FNQ south to NSW Mid North Coast (Bellinger River below Dorrigo Plateau and Hat Head nr. Kempsey
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Nov 2018; Dec 2018 (2); Feb 2018;,
- ELSEWHERE: Wonga Beach FNQ May 2014, Whyanbeel FNQ May 2018
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: Cape Tribulation FNQ Jun 2013
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU:
- ELSEWHERE:
- BIGNONIACEAE - Spathodea campanulata*(African tulip tree),
- OLEACEAE - Chionanthus ramiflorus (Northern Olive)
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Thought to be September to April
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Time to light - Dec 2018(2) 2100 hrs.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: 65mm
Mature larva: length - 110 mm. Colour form green or green & brown mixed.
Interesting observations: 5th instar P. menephron nebulosa larvae spiracles are dark reddish-brown to black capped white above and below, whereas P. casuarinae 5th instar larvae spiracles are whitish with a thin black central vertical line.