Theila triplaga (Lower, 1903)
 (one synonym : Diathrausta metallosticha Turner, 1939)
ACENTROPINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Theila triplaga
(Photo: courtesy of Christian Schwarz , Chillagoe, Queensland)

The adult moths basically have white wings, with bold black-edged yellow markings. The hindwing margins contain a row of black dots. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Theila triplaga
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in :

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Oswald B. Lower,
    Descriptions of new Australian Noctuina etc,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 27 (1903), p. 62.

    Graham McDonald,
    Moths of Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park,
    Butterflies and Other Invertebrates Club,
    Metamorphosis Australia,
    Issue 76 (March 2015), p. 9, fig. 4.

    Buck Richardson,
    Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
    LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 27.

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    (updated 9 March 2012, 30 September 2025)