Family SPHINGIDAE
Subfamily Sphinginae
We have sighted three Psilogrammas here at Claire Cottage. In addition to Psilogramma menephron nebulosa we have also sighted Psilogramma casuarinae and Psilogramma maxmouldsi . All three Psilogrammas look identical to the casual observer with care needed to correctly identify each of them.
Some identification aids for Psilogramma menephron nebulosa are listed here.
Forewing base colour – BROWN or dark BROWN (occasionally tending dark GREY). Forewing Discal spots – WHITE no black outer edge. Forewing Tornal patch – usually BLACK and WHITE. Forewing Checkered outer fringe – not a means of identification for this species. Thorax BROWN sometimes tending BLACK occasionally dark GREY, with an inverted U or V shaped marking surrounded by a lighter BROWN background. Thoracic shoulder (anterior to wings) never white. Abdomen dark BROWN tending to BLACK. Note all 3 Psilogrammas found at Claire Cottage have a BLACK abdominal midline running the full length of the Abdomen.
Psilogramma menephron nebulosa is found in Queensland and northern New South Wales. We have seen this moth …