Syntheta xylitis Turner, 1904
(erroneously known as : Syntheta xylities)
 AMPHIPYRINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Syntheta xylitis
male, listed as Phaeopyra chloeropis
Illustration number 9, in Plate CVIII of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The forewings of the adult moth have a pattern of light and dark brown, including a pale area by each apex. The hind wings are dark brown, fading toward the bases, with dark veins.

The species occurs in Australia, including:

  • Queensland.

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    (updated 22 October 2011)