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.
Theretra latreillii adult, Bellingen Island, Bellingen, NSW Mid-north Coast
Theretra latreillii, Wyanbeel FNQ, May 2013
Moth attracted to moth light, Claire Cottage, Dorrigo, 12 Oct 2017
Theretra latreillii, Wonga Beach, FNQ, May 2014
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
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
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.
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.
