Callopistria ferruginea (Hampson, 1908)
(previously known as : Eriopus ferruginea)
 AMPHIPYRINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


female, listed as Eriopus ferruginea
Illustration number 31, in Plate CXX of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The forewings of the adult moth have are greyish brown, with sinuous lines across the forewings. The hindwings are plain brown, paling at the bases.

The species occurs in :

  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 19 November 2011)