Proteuxoa ochrias (Turner, 1911) Fringed Noctuid (previously known as Gyroprora ochrias) ACRONICTINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of A. O'Brien, Pine Grove, Victoria)

The forewings of the adult moth each have a pattern of light and dark brown markings. The hindwings are pale brown darkening toward the margins, with dark veins. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species occurs in Australia, including:

Victoria.

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Further reading

Peter Marriott & Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria - Part 9,
Cutworms and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA (C),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2020, pp. 18-19.

A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
Annals of the Queensland Museum,
Volume 10 (1911), pp. 64-65.

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(written 3 January 2021, updated 24 January 2023)