Phalaenoides glycinae

Grapevine Moth at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Phalaenoides glycinae	10 Jan 2021	donhe
Phalaenoides glycinae	10 Jan 2021	MatthewFrawley
Unidentified	9 Jan 2021	allecy

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Several have fallen from the linden tree in our Hackett garden; presumably common

4 comments

donhe wrote:

10 Jan 2021

Are they actually feeding on Tilia sp (Malvaceae) ? I have not seen any reports of P. glycinae feeding on Malvaceae before. Please can you rear a couple of the larvae in captivity to check what the adult moth looks like ? You may have the larvae of a different Agaristinae.

allecy wrote:

10 Jan 2021

Thanks! I haven't actually seen them feeding, only under the tree. This one appeared on my thigh when I was sitting in a chair under the tree, and I assumed it had dropped from the tree, but it might have crawled up my jeans. I now think I may have cleared up the mystery of what they are feeding on, after a quick bit of web research on the Grapevine moth. I see that We have a substantial amount of a plant that this larva sometimes feeds on Parthenocissus tricuspidata, and we have an extensive expanse of what looks to my untutored eye like that plant next to the tree. So it may have come from there. I have been looking for more of the caterpillars today, but no luck so far. I will certainly try my hand at rearing the larva, but have never done that before, so any hints on how to keep it alive would be much appreciated. I'd love to rear it to adulthood. I currently have it in a 30x 18 cm aquarium with leaves, some sticks, and a bit of dirt in it.

donhe wrote:

10 Jan 2021

Rearing is just common sense. There are some hints at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html

allecy wrote:

10 Jan 2021

Thanks for the website

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