The adult moth of this species is has green and grey forewings with dark markings, including a prominent dark triangle midway along the costa. There is also a small red mark near the base.

(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The hindwings are pale brown, fading to white at the base. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

male, listed as Thalatha psorallina
Illustration number 31, in Plate CXXIII of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The species occurs in Queensland.

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(updated 21 November 2011)