Euplexia polycmeta Turner, 1902
AMPHIPYRINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


male
Illustration number 18, in Plate CXIV of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The forewings of the adult moth each have a complex pattern of shades of brown with a pale kidney-shaped spot near the middle. The hindwings are uniformly brown.

The species occurs in :

  • Queensland

    The genus Euplexia is thought to be incorrect for this species.

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    (updated 14 November 2011)