Pararguda nasuta

Wattle Snout Moth

Australian distribution: Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.

Our sightings: September to March

Larval Foodplant

MIMOSACEAE Acacia species; SANTALACEAE Exocarpus cupressiformis, and PINACEAE Pinus radiata

We think the caterpillars below on Acacia melanoxylon are Pararguda nasuta but we didn’t raise them through to adults so can’t be sure.