Snout Moth vs Pale Triangle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Snout Moth	Pale Triangle
Scientific Name	Vitessa suradeva	Graphium eurypylus
Order	Lepidoptera	Lepidoptera
Family	Pyralidae	Papilionidae
Size	40-50 mm wingspan	6-7 cm wingspan
Habitat	Forests	Rivers & Streams
Diet	Herbivores	Nectar Feeders
Regions	Southeast Asia	Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Snout Moth

A large pyralid moth from Southeast Asia and New Guinea whose caterpillars spin webs on young leaves of poisonous shrubs. Adults have elongated labial palps forming a 'snout'.

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Did You Know?

Caterpillars can tolerate feeding on toxic plants that would kill most other moth species.

Pale Triangle

A fast-flying swallowtail with pale blue-green triangle markings on black wings. It frequently puddles on wet sand and mud along creek beds.

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Did You Know?

Males form dense congregations of up to hundreds on wet riverbanks to extract minerals from mud.