Thalatha trichroma (Meyrick, 1902)
(previously known as : Hadena trichroma)
 ACRONICTINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Thalatha trichroma
female, listed as Trachea trichroma
Illustration number 5, in Plate CXI 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, white, and green. The green fades to brown in museum specimens. The hind wings are dark grey-brown, fading toward the bases, with dark veins.

The species has been found in Australia in:

  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 29 October 2011)