1. PaDIL Species Factsheet
Scientific Name: Hypocala guttiventris Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Catocalinae)
Common Name fruit-piercing moth Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136338
Image Library Australian Biosecurity Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/
Partners for Australian Biosecurity image library
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.awe.gov.au/ Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia https://dpird.wa.gov.au/ Plant Health Australia https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information
2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: Walker, K. Citation: Walker, K. (2007) fruit-piercing moth(Hypocala guttiventris)Updated on 3/7/2007 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)
2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136338
2.3. Facets Status: Native Australian Pest Species Group: Moths Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: Fresh Fruit, Leaves Distribution: Australasian - Oceanian
2.4. Other Names Hypocala lativitta Walker, 1865 Hypocala tryphaenina Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
2.5. Diagnostic Notes Adult forewing span c. 38mm female, c. 32mm male; female forewing colour realtively uniform dark brown colour, hind wings with dark brown margins and large central irregular yellow patch, males similar except forewing lighter brown with a distinct comma in middle of each forewing.
2.6. Web Links Taxonomy: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/calpinae/hypocala/index.ht ml 3. Diagnostic Images
Australia: Queensland, Westwood.1924 Australia: Queensland, Westwood.1924 Dorsal view - female: Lucinda Gibson & Ken Dorsal view - male: Lucinda Gibson & Ken Walker Museums Victoria Walker Museums Victoria
Australia: Queensland, Westwood.1924 Australia: Queensland, Westwood.1924 Ventral view - female: Lucinda Gibson & Ventral view - male: Lucinda Gibson & Ken Ken Walker Museums Victoria Walker Museums Victoria
Results Generated: Tuesday, September 28, 2021