Idalima leonora (Doubleday, 1846) (previously known as Agarista leonora) AGARISTINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The forewings of the adult moths are black with white spots and blue lines. The hindwings are black, each with a white band across the trailing edge. The abdomen is black, with an orange tuft of hair on the tail.

underside
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

Underneath, the blue is less extensively developed.

The species occurs mainly in the north of Australia, including

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Edward Doubleday,
Descriptions of Some New or Imperfectly Characterised Lepidoptera from Australia,
in John Lort Stokes: Discoveries in Australia,
1846, Volume 1, pp. 513-520.

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(updated 7 September 2002, 29 August 2021)