4-Triangled Noctuid - Trigonodes hyppasia

Family Noctuidae

This page contains pictures and information about 4-Triangled Noctuid Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Wingspan 30mm

 

We found this moth on Apr 2008 in Mt Tamborine while we were looking for the Mountain Katydid. It has two dark brown triangles on each forewing. 

 

 

The caterpillar is green in colour.  

 

 

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Reference:

1. Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779) - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2008.

2. Moths of Australia - Ian F.B.Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p452, fig46.5. 

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