Psilogramma papuensis
We have not found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Description: Psilogramma papuensis is a large Psilogramma species. It has very strong contrasting white and grey areas with contrasting black markings.- (id description provided by David Lane).
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula south through the Wet Tropics to Mackay & Eungella (west of Mackay)
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 not found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Description: Psilogramma papuensis is a large Psilogramma species. It has very strong contrasting white and grey areas with contrasting black markings.- (id description provided by David Lane).
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula south through the Wet Tropics to Mackay & Eungella (west of Mackay)
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.
Psilogramma papuensis attracted to moth light Wonga Beach FNQ, May 2014
Psilogramma papuensis camouflaged at Wonga Beach FNQ, May 2014
Whyanbeel FNQ, 18 May 2018 (Our ID confirmed by David Lane)
Psilogramma papuensis attracted to moth light, Wonga Beach FNQ, May 2014
Psilogramma papuensis larva was found and photographed by David Cook at Wonga Beach, FNQ, feeding on Deplanchea tetraphylla (Golden Bouquet Tree).
The straight, warty, grey-blue horn of P. papuensis (taken from a photo by David Cook)
Psilogramma papuensis
We have not found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula south through the Wet Tropics to Mackay & Eungella (west of Mackay)
Moth Sightings:
Larva Sightings:
DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not applicable
ELSEWHERE: Wonga Beach, FNQ April/May 2014,
Larval food plants:
DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not applicable
ELSEWHERE:
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Not applicable.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: 80mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour form Green
We have not found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula south through the Wet Tropics to Mackay & Eungella (west of Mackay)
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not applicable
- ELSEWHERE: Wonga Beach, FNQ May 2014, Whyanbeel, FNQ May 2018,
Larva Sightings:
DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not applicable
ELSEWHERE: Wonga Beach, FNQ April/May 2014,
Larval food plants:
DORRIGO PLATEAU: Not applicable
ELSEWHERE:
- BIGNONIACEAE - Deplanchea tetraphylla (Golden Bouquet Tree), Spathodea campanulata* (African Tulip Tree)
- GENTIANACEAE - Fagraea berteroana, F.cambagei
- LAMIACEAE - Clerodendrum floribundum, C.paniculatum* (Pagoda Flower), C.tracyanum, Gmeilana dalrympleana
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Not applicable.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: 80mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour form Green