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Order Lepidoptera
- This page contains pictures and information about Forester Moths - Family Zygaenidae
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- The moths in this family are from small to medium in size. They are usually
in metallic blue, green or black colours. They have thickened antenna.
They are active
during the day.
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- Caterpillars are short and board in body shape with head retracted into
prothorax. The body is covered with short dense hairs. They feed at night on
leaves or flower buds.
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- Forester Moth I
 - Pollanisus sp., body length 20mm
- Pictures taken in Karawatha Forest on Sep 2006.
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- Forester Moth II
 - Pollanisus sp., body length 15mm
- Pictures taken in JC Trotter Memorial Park on OCT 2011.
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- Reference:
- 1. Moths of Australia
- I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p294.
- 2. Flying Colours, Common Caterpillars, Butterflies and Moths of
South-Eastern Australia - Pat & Mike Coupar,1992, p91.
- 3. ZYGAENIDAE
of Australia - by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2009.
- 4. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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