Anthela allocota Turner, 1921 Enigmatic Anthelid ANTHELINAE,   ANTHELIDAE,   BOMBYCOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Peter Marriott & Stella Crossley

female
(Photo: copyright Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria - Part 1)

The adult moth of this species is basically pale brown, with a dark jagged line across each wing. The moths have two pale spots outlined in dark brown on each forewing. The wingspan of the female is about 6 cms.

underside, female
(Photo: copyright Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria - Part 1)

The species has only been found in:

Victoria.

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Further reading:

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria - Part 1,
Silk Moths and Allies - BOMBYCOIDEA,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 22-23.

A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera — Hypsidae, Anthelidae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 46 (1921), p. 182, No. 33.

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(updated 23 April 2013, 15 April 2018)