Diplonephra ditata (Lucas, 1892)
(previously known as : Luperina ditata)
AMPHIPYRINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


female, listed as Polyphaenis ditata
Illustration number 12, in Plate CXXIII of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The forewings of the adult moth are greyish brown, with a variable pattern. The hindwings are dark brown with pale yellowish bases.

The species occurs in :

  • Queensland.

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    (updated 20 November 2011)