1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: Hypocala guttiventris Walker (: Noctuidae: Catocalinae)

Common Name fruit-piercing 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: 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 : http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia//noctuidae//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