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Owl moth or peacock moth

Dasypodia cymatodes Guenée
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[Dasypodia cymatodes]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Dasypodia cymatodes. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
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Size range

  • Large moth, wingspan 70 mm

Distribution

  • Australian
  • D. cymatodes, usually north of Nelson; a similar species, D. selenophora throughout New Zealand but commoner in South Island.

Life history

  • Caterpillars feed on wattle leaves, pupation under bark of wattles.
[Dasypodia cymatodes]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Dasypodia cymatodes. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
[Dasypodia cymatodes] female. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY Image
Dasypodia cymatodes female. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY
[Dasypodia cymatodes] male. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY Image
Dasypodia cymatodes male. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY
[Dasypodia selenophora] larva. Image: Matthew Connors / CC BY NC SA Image
Dasypodia selenophora larva. Image: Matthew Connors / CC BY NC SA
[Dasypodia cymatodes] pupa. Image: tangatawhenua / CC BY NC Image
Dasypodia cymatodes pupa. Image: tangatawhenua / CC BY NC