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 Collection, Chau Chak Wing 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 Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney)

Underneath, the blue is less extensively developed.

The species has been found in the north of Australia, in

Northern Territory.

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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)