Agathodes ostentalis

Family CRAMBIDAE

Subfamily Spilomelinae

Agathodes ostentalis, the Coral Tree Moth, is found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Northern Territory. It has come to our light from end December to March.

Larval foodplants

The caterpillars feed in shelters webbed of silk on young shoots of the foodplant. They have been found feeding on species of Erythrina genus. Reference https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/ostentalis.html