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. This moth usually found resting on ground hiding among grasses.

 

 

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Found the moth second time in Plunkett Conservation Park. It was a rainy day on May 2011. The moth was quite confident on its camouflage colours. It did not move a bit even we came very close.

 

 

 

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Lovers Twine

Glycine clandestina 

 

The caterpillar is green in colour. They feed on Febaceae include Glycine clandestina. 

 

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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. 

3. Glycine clandestina - Greening Australia.

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