Dysgonia constricta (Butler, 1874)
(also known as : Bastilla constricta)
 CATOCALINAE ,  NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The Caterpillars of this species feed on:

  • Hard Quandong ( Elaeocarpus obovatus, SANTALACEAE ).

    The forewings of the adult moths are brown with a broad white band across each wing, and boldly marked pale areas at the tips and margins.


    (Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

    The species is found in

  • New Guinea ,
    as well as in Australia in
  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 453.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 195.

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    (updated 26 February 2011)