Uresiphita ornithopteralis
Common name: Tree Lucerne Moth
Unknown.
This moth has been found throughout Australia.
This moth has a wing length (nose to wing tip) of approximately 20 millimetres.
This moth has two forms – an eastern and western form. The western form is as appears on this page. The eastern form has brown forewings rather than the black and white of the western form.
This caterpillar was approximately 40 millimetres long. It eats species of Hovea.
We have photographed both the caterpillar and moth in July.
Hovea species.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https:/biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6c33bbf4-9f47-4d92-a4f3-4a485ba1ccae#overview
Butterfly House http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyru/ornithopteralis.html
BOLD Systems http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=16087
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