Aucha vesta Swinhoe, 1901
(one synonym is : Aucha maculata Warren, 1913)
AMPHIPYRINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


male, listed as Aucha vesta
Illustration number 8, 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 a long yellow streak.

The species occurs in :

  • Queensland.

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    (updated 20 November 2011)