Subfamily EUTELIINAE
Family Noctuidae
This page contains pictures and information about moths and caterpillars in subfamily EUTELINAE that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
At rest, the moths adopt a very characteristic posture, with the abdomen curled up between wings.
- Black Eutelin Moth
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- Pataeta carbo, wingspan 25mm
- The moth is dull black in colour with shiny black wave-lines across wings. The covered hindwings are white in colour with black patch. The abdomen is curled upward when rest. Please check this page for more information.
- Brown Eutelin Moth
- ? Targalla sp., wingspan 25mm
- The moth is brown in colour with wave-lines across wings. The abdomen is curled upward when rest. Please check this page for more information.
- Reference:
- 1. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p456, Fig47.16.
- 2. Pantaeta carbo - Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks, 2004.
- 3. Pataeta carbo (Guenee, 1852) - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2009.
- 4. Euteliinae {subfamily} - The Barcode of Life Data System (www.barcodinglife.org),2011.
- 5. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
