Family SPHINGIDAE
Subfamily Macroglossinae
Theretra nessus, the Yam Hawk Moth, is found in Queensland and New South Wales. We have seen this moth from November to April.
Foodplants
Alocasia microrrhizos, a Taro native to Queensland and Dioscorea bulbifera, D. transversa. We haven’t yet found the larva here but wonder if it also feeds on A. brisbanensis which we have growing here and could explain the numbers of moths we see.