Enispa violacea (T.P. Lucas, 1894)
(previously known as : Homodes violacea)
 ACONTIINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Enispa violacea
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth of this species is pale with a mauve tinge that fades in older specimens. The wings are marked with some variable vague dark lines and spots. Two of the middle segments in the abdomen are darker brown.

The species is found in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

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    (updated 6 March 2011)