Coequosa australasiae

Coequosa australasiae
Coequosa australasiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Coequosa
Species: C. australasiae
Binomial name
Coequosa australasiae
(Donovan, 1805)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx australasiae Donovan, 1805
  • Brachyglossa banksiae Boisduval, 1875

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

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.[2]

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.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Coequosa/australasiae.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2010-01-25. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/aust.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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