Neumichtis archephanes Turner, 1920
Alpine Neumichtis
 ACRONICTINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
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Stella Crossley

Neumichtis archephanes
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moth of this species has dark brown forewings each with a complex subtle pattern. The hindwings are plain brown. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

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

The species has been found in Australia, including:

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania.

    Further reading :

    Peter Marriott & Marilyn Hewish,
    Moths of Victoria - Part 9,
    Cutworms and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA (C)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2020, pp. 10-11.

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of the Australian Noctuidae,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 44 (1920), p. 138-139.

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    (updated 11 April 2013, 21 August 2019, 12 cDecember 2020)