Eremochroa lunata (Lower, 1903)
Pied O-X Moth
 (formerly known as Tarache lunata)
ACRONICTINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Eremochroa lunata
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Koch, Lake Gairdner, South Australia)

The adult moth of this species is white with a bold black pattern on each forewing. The hindwings are plain brown. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Eremochroa lunata
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species occurs in Australia in :

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

    Further reading :

    Oswald B. Lower,
    Descriptions of New Australian Noctuina, etc.,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 27 (1903), pp. 32-33.

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    (written 27 April 2024)