Green Blotched Moth (species: Cosmodes elegans) in Bongil Bongil NP (Gaia Guide)
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Cosmodes elegans
Green Blotched Moth


©Donald Hobern: Green Blotched Moth (Cosmodes elegans)

©Ellie Shuetrim and Charlie Shuetrim: Green Blotched Moth found at the kitchen window.

©Donald Hobern: Green Blotched Moth (Cosmodes elegans)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Noctuidae
Genus Cosmodes
Species Cosmodes elegans

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 3 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Up to 4 cm

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

They are found throughout most of Australia. (OzAnimals)

Diet

Caterpillars feed on Lobelia inflata, and both Wahlenbergia and Verbena species. (OzAnimals)

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