Psilogramma casuarinae
Privet Hawk Moth at Queanbeyan East, NSW
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| Psilogramma casuarinae | ibaird | 24 Jun 2026 | |
| Psilogramma casuarinae | WendyEM | 18 Jun 2026 | |
| Acosmeryx anceus | JJbowman | 3 Jan 2026 |
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3 comments
18 Jun 2026
I've had a look through the plates in Hawkmoths of Australia by Moulds, Tuttle & Lane CSIRO Publ. 2020
Acosmeryx anceus pupa does not have the trunk of proboscis sheath.
Ones that look like above are - Leucomonia bethia (Qld, NT, n1/2 WA), Psilogramma argos (north coast WA, NT,Qld), P. casuarinae (east coast Qld, NSW plus Murray Valley Vic), P. exigua (northern/top 1/4 of Aus.), P. maxmouldsi (southern Qld coast, northern NSW coast), P. menephron nebulosa (east coast Cape York to far north NSW coast), P. papuensis (east coast Qld Cape York to Atherton Tableland)
So best chance is P. casuarinae
Acosmeryx anceus pupa does not have the trunk of proboscis sheath.
Ones that look like above are - Leucomonia bethia (Qld, NT, n1/2 WA), Psilogramma argos (north coast WA, NT,Qld), P. casuarinae (east coast Qld, NSW plus Murray Valley Vic), P. exigua (northern/top 1/4 of Aus.), P. maxmouldsi (southern Qld coast, northern NSW coast), P. menephron nebulosa (east coast Cape York to far north NSW coast), P. papuensis (east coast Qld Cape York to Atherton Tableland)
So best chance is P. casuarinae
Location information
- Coordinates 149.250259-35.350685
- Places Queanbeyan East, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Jan 2026 02:16 PM Recorded on
- JJbowman Recorded by
- Nil in a cocoon Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- JJbowman NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
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