Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Peter Marriott
&
Stella Crossley
male (oops: no abdomen)
(Photo: copyright
Peter Marriott,
Specimen: courtesy of
Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra.)
The adult moth of this species is basically pale brown, with a submarginal arc of dots on each wing.
The moths have two dark spots on each wing.
The moths are difficult to distinguish without examination of the genitalia, from those of Anthela ferruginosa, but depending on the sex, differ slightly in having a more pointed apex to the forewing, a more rounded apex to the hindwing, and a more oblong inner spot on the forewing.
The species occurs in
Further reading:
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 18-19.
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(updated 24 February 2009)