Amyna apicalis (Walker, 1865) (previously known as Lochia apicalis) ACONTIINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Kai Squires, Daintree, Queensland)

The adult moth has rusty brown forewings, each crossed by a number of sinuous dark lines, and with a white mark by each wing-tip. The hindwings are plain brown. The moth has a wing span of about 2 cms.

composite image
(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 33, Supplement 3 (1865), pp. 748-749.

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(written 1 July 2025)