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Phyllodes imperialis

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Hexapoda

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Phyllodes imperialis

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Phyllodes imperialis Pink Underwing Moth Phyllodes imperialis Family Noctuidae

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Phyllodes, Pigbutt worm, Vandana, Eudocima phalonia, Calcarifera ordinata

Phyllodes imperialis


The Imperial Fruit Sucking Moth (Phyllodes imperialis) is a noctuoid moth in the Erebidae family, Calpinae subfamily. The species can be found in north-eastern Queensland to northern New South Wales, Papua New Guinea, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Phyllodes imperialis Sabretoothed bigeyed horrific Phyllodes imperialis caterpillar

The wingspan is 130–170 mm.

The larvae feed on Menispermaceae species, including Carronia multisepala and Pycnarrhena australiana.



Phyllodes imperialis Pink Underwing Moth Southern Subspecies Phyllodes imperial Flickr

Phyllodes imperialis Pink Underwing Moth Phyllodes imperialis Life Cycle Flickr


Phyllodes imperialis Pink Underwing Moth Phyllodes imperialis Family Noctuidae

References

Phyllodes imperialis Wikipedia