Thalatha melaleuca Hampson, 1908
(one synonym is : Molvena hieroglyphica Turner, 1920)
 ACRONICTINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Thalatha melaleuca
female, listed as Thalatha melaleuca
Illustration number 2, in Plate CXIV of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The forewings of the adult moth have a pattern of black and white. The hind wings are dark grey-brown, fading toward the bases, with dark veins.

The species has been found in

  • New Guinea,
    and also in Australia in:
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 21 November 2011)