Comocrus behri

Comocrus behri
Watercolour by Arthur Bartholomew, 1857
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Comocrus
Jordan in Rothschild & Jordan, 1896[1]
Species: C. behri
Binomial name
Comocrus behri
(Angas, 1847)

Comocrus behri (Angas, 1847) aka 'Mistletoe Moth', is widely distributed in southern Australia from Perth to Melbourne and adjacent to Bass Strait, occurring as far north as Derby, Western Australia, and Clermont and Rockhampton in Queensland. It may be seen during daylight hours hovering around mistletoe species such as Amyema miquelii, Amyema melaleucae and Amyema cambadgei growing on Casuarina and Eucalyptus trees. The adult moths feed on Eucalypus flower nectar,[2] have a wingspan of some 58 millimetres and are basically black with white bands running through the wings. Males exhibit 'hill-topping' behaviour, flying to high points in the landscape and there encountering females ready for mating.[3]

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ Comocrus, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Mistletoe Moth | Strathbogie Ranges – Nature View
  3. ↑ Noctuids, Cutworms, Armyworms or Semi-Loopers
  4. ↑ Comocrus behri : Mistletoe Moth | Atlas of Living Australia

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