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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.

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Theretra latreillii adult, Bellingen Island, Bellingen, NSW Mid-north Coast
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Theretra latreillii, Wyanbeel FNQ, May 2013
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Moth attracted to moth light, Claire Cottage, Dorrigo, 12 Oct 2017
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Theretra latreillii, Wonga Beach, FNQ, May 2014
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Theretra latreillii larva, green form, feeding on Cayratia clematidea, Sydney
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Theretra latreillii larva, black form, feeding on Cayratia clematidea, Sydney
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Theretra latreillii larva, brown form, feeding on Cayratia clematidea, Sydney
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Theretra latreillii larva, brown form feeding on Ludwidgia, Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2017
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Theretra latreillii larva, green form, Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2014
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Another Theretra latreillii larva, brown form, Whyanbeel FNQ, May 2017
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There seems to be a great variety of size and colour in these dorsal horns.
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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:  
  • 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.


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