Owl moth or peacock moth
Dasypodia cymatodes Guenée
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
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.
