Granny's Cloak Moth - Speiredonia spectans

Family Noctuidae

This page contains pictures and information about Granny's Cloak Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Wingspan 70mm

 

On Nov 2007, we took this photo inside a building's toilet. This moth is brown in colour with eyespots on front and hind wings. This moth is common found inside buildings such as garages or sheds. We received email a few times asking what is this moth inside their house. 

 

 

Their caterpillars feed on Wattle. 

 

 

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Reference:

1. Moths of Australia - Ian F.B.Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p451, fig 46.1.

2. Speiredonia spectans (Guenee, 1852) - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2007.

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