Plusiodonta coelonota (Kollar, 1844)
(one synonym : Plusia agens)
CATOCALINAE, NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 25 March 2004)


(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

This caterpillar feeds on :

  • Southern Japonica ( Stephania japonica, MENISPERMACEAE ).

    The adult moth is brown with a darker diagonal mark across each forewing. The moths have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.

    The specimen shown was caught in Manly in Sydney. The species may be found over most of Queensland and New South Wales.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 449.


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