Acontia elaeoa (Hampson, 1910)
(previously known as : Tarrache elaeoa )
ACONTIINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Acontia elaeoa
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The adult moths of this species have blotchy brown forewings, each with several pale marks along the costa. The hindwings are brown, fading at the base. The moth has a wing span of about 2 cms.

Acontia elaeoa
Illustration 10 Plate CLXXII of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The species is found in

  • Queensland in Australia.

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    (updated 9 August 2011)