Theretra latreillii (Pale Brown Hawk)
We have found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: North-western Australia, Northern Territory, CYP & QLD, south to Sydney, NSW.
We have found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: North-western Australia, Northern Territory, CYP & QLD, south to Sydney, NSW.
There seems to be a great variety of size and colour in these dorsal horns.
Theretra latreillii (Pale Brown Hawk)
We have found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: North-western Australia, Northern Territory, CYP & QLD & south to Sydney, NSW.
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: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: ?? - ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Larva colour forms in the final instar are Green, Reddish brown or Black.
We have found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: North-western Australia, Northern Territory, CYP & QLD & south to Sydney, NSW.
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Feb 2004
- ELSEWHERE: Bellingen Island, Bellingen, NSW
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: Forestville, Sydney, NSW March 2006, May 2013 & Whyanbeel, FNQ May 2014 & 2017
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU:
- BALSAMINACEAE: Impatiens balsamina*(Balsam), Impatiens oliveri*(Balsam), Impatiens wallerana*(Balsam),
- LYTHRACEAE: Lagerstroemia indica*(Crepe Myrtle).
- ONAGRACEAE: Fuchsia
- RUBIACEAE: Pentas lanceolata*(Pentas),
- VITACEAE: Cayratia clematidea, Cissus antarctica, Cissus oblonga, Parthenocissus quinquefolia*(Virginia Creeper), Parthenocissus tricuspidata*(Virginia Creeper), Vitis vinifera*(Grapevine),
- ELSEWHERE: As for Dorrigo Plateau plus.
- VITACEAE: Cissus opaca, Cissus repens, Cissus rhombifolia,(Grape Ivy), Leea indica
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Thought to be September to April
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: ?? - ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Larva colour forms in the final instar are Green, Reddish brown or Black.