Theretra indistincta indistincta
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: North of WA., Top End N.T., FNQ south to Tinonee, (Taree South), NSW.
Sighted at Claire Cottage in February.
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: North of WA., Top End N.T., FNQ south to Tinonee, (Taree South), NSW.
Sighted at Claire Cottage in February.
A fresh specimen of Theretra indistincta indistincta came to light, Claire Cottage, Dorrigo, 23 Feb 2020
Theretra indistincta indistincta
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: North of WA., Top End N.T., FNQ south to Tinonee, (Taree South), NSW. (larva found in Northern Beaches, Nr Church Point, Sydney March 12th 2021)
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.
Adult Moth: Colour: shades of brown/grey;
Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of either forewing: ??mm; tip of forewing horizontally to tip of other forewing: ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm.
Colour form: Final instar: Green form & Brown form.
Eye Spots: Seven
Other distinguishing features: .
Caudal Horn: Forward curving & black in young larva but shorter backward-curving & red in final instar.
Pupa: Formed under leaf litter below food plant.
We have found this moth at Claire Cottage on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: North of WA., Top End N.T., FNQ south to Tinonee, (Taree South), NSW. (larva found in Northern Beaches, Nr Church Point, Sydney March 12th 2021)
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Feb 2020
- ELSEWHERE: None to date.
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: None to date
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: VITACEAE - Cayratia clematidea, Cissus antarctica, *Vitis vinifera;
- ELSEWHERE: (as for Dorrigo Plateau plus) VITACEAE - Cayratia cardiophylla, Cissus reniformis, Leea indica (Bandicoot Berry).
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Thought to be September to April
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Colour: shades of brown/grey;
Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of either forewing: ??mm; tip of forewing horizontally to tip of other forewing: ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm.
Colour form: Final instar: Green form & Brown form.
Eye Spots: Seven
Other distinguishing features: .
Caudal Horn: Forward curving & black in young larva but shorter backward-curving & red in final instar.
Pupa: Formed under leaf litter below food plant.