Subfamily Acontiinae

Family Noctuidae

This page contains pictures and information about moths and caterpillars in sub family Acontiinae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

The moths in this subfamily are small in size. The caterpillars are usually slender semi-looper. 

 

Bird-dropping Mimicking Moth - Acontia nivipicta

Body length 12mm 

 

 

This moth mimics bird dropping. It did not move even with our very close watching. It flied away only when we used a small stick to disturb it.

 

  

 

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Reference:

1. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p455, Fig47.8.

2. Acontia nivipicta - Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks, 2004.

3. Acontia nivipicta Butler, 1886 - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2009. 

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Last updated: April 23, 2009.