Psilogramma casuarinae
Privet Hawk Moth at McKellar, ACT
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| Psilogramma casuarinae | donhe | 21 Mar 2020 | |
| Psilogramma casuarinae | ibaird | 21 Mar 2020 | |
| Psilogramma (genus) | ibaird | 21 Mar 2020 | |
| Unverified | ClaireMcG | 21 Mar 2020 |
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Found on the path in my back garden. Unsure of the species and want to know where it belongs.
1 comment
22 Mar 2020
Most likely P.casuarinae I expect. There are known to be brown as well as green forms of this caterpillar (see Lepidoptera Butterfly House).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075199-35.224379
- Places McKellar, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Mar 2020 01:20 PM Recorded on
- ClaireMcG Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- ClaireMcG Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Psilogramma casuarinae Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Psilogramma casuarinae Scientific name
- Privet Hawk Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 772.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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