Banksia Notodontid Moth - Psalidostetha banksiae (Danima banksiae)
Family Notodontidae
This page contains pictures and information about Banksia Notodontid Moths and caterpillars that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Length 50mm
- The caterpillar can be found feeding on Banksia, Hakea and Grevillea leaves. They feed openly during the day.
- In the above picture the caterpillar was found feeding on Grevillea in Alexandra Hill bushland during late summer. We found quite a number of them on one plant.
- When disturbed, the caterpillar raised its head as the above pictures.
- We brought two home and try to raise them and see how the adult moth look like, but not success.
- We found two feeding on a Banksia tree during the day in Karawatha Forest in mid summer.
- They pupate in cocoon on ground under plant materials. The adult moths are white or grey with black patterns on wings and abdomen orange. We did not find any yet.
- Reference:
- 1. Danima banksiae ( Lewin, 1805) - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2009.
- 2. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press,
1990, p420, Pl.29.14.
