Hyposada postvittata (Moore, 1887) (previously known as Lycauges postvittata) ACONTIINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has brown wings. The forewings each have a white line along the costa. The hindwings each have a black and white transverse line, and a black mark at the wingtip. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

female, drawing by Frederic Moore, listed as Lycauges postvittata,
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Volume 3 (1887), Plate 201, Fig. 12,
Image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitized by Smithsonian Libraries.

The species has been found across south-east Asia, including

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Frederic Moore,
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon,
L. Reeve, London, Volume 3 (1887), p. 456, and also Plate 201, Fig. 12.

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(updated 23 June 2011, 15 September 2025)