Aquita tactalis (Walker, 1863)
(erroneously: Zia tactilis)
NOLINAE ,   NOLIDAE

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

Aquita tactalis
(Specimen: courtesy of Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

These Caterpillars feed on various species of MYRTACEAE, for example :

  • Teatree ( Leptospermum species), and
  • Slender Honey Myrtle ( Melaleuca gibbosa ).

    The adult moth has fawn forewings with an indistinct pattern. It has several areas of raised scales on the wings It has a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    It is found over most of the southern half of Australia, including

  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 47.17, p. 456.


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    (updated 1 March 2011)