Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
male, listed as Omphaletis heliosema
Illustration number 15, in
Plate CXXXI of Hampson's
Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of
Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)
The caterpillars of this species have been found on:
The forewings of the adult moth each have a pattern of light and dark brown, including a pale subcostal streak, and pale chevron near the middle. The hind wings are pale brown, with an indistinct dark band at the margins, with dark veins.
The species occurs in Australia, including:
 caterpillar |
 butterflies |
 caterpillars |
 moths |
 caterpillar |
(created 8 December 2011)
