Genduara subnotata

Genduara subnotata (Walker, 1869)
(one synonym : Sitina epipasta Swinhoe, 1917)
LASIOCAMPINAE , LASIOCAMPIDAE

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

Genduara subnotata
male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott)

This Caterpillar has been found feeding on the leaves of:

Mistletoe ( LORANTHACEAE ).

Cherry Ballart ( Exocarpos cupressiformis, SANTALACEAE ).

female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott)

The adult butterflies are grey with patterns of light and dark lines and spots. The abdomen is black, and the female has a tuft of white hairs tipped with black on the last segment. The males are smaller, having a wingspan of about 2.5 cms. The females have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

The species occurs over much of Australia, including:

Queensland,

New South Wales,

South Australia,

Victoria, and

Western Australia.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, figs. 39.12, 39.13, pl. 27.15, p. 391.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 14-15.