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Coequosa australasiae

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Coequosa australasiae

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Coequosa

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Cizara ardeniae, Butterflies and moths, Coequosa triangularis, Cephonodes kingii, Hippotion scrofa

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Coequosa australasiae is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria.

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The wingspan is about 120 mm. The forewings are light and dark brown with a variable wavy pattern and the hindwings are orange with a brown trailing edge.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Eucalyptus species. They have a large last abdominal segment and a tiny forked head. They are green and covered in small warts. There is a diagonal yellow stripe on each side of each abdominal segment. Full-grown larvae are about 120 mm long. Pupation takes place in a dark brown pupa which is formed in a sparse cocoon in the ground litter.

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References

Coequosa australasiae Wikipedia