Anthela callixantha (Lower, 1902)
(one synonym: Anthela flavala, Swinhoe, 1903)
ANTHELINAE ,   ANTHELIDAE

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

Anthela callixantha
female
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Ellendale)

The female adult moth of this species is yellow with a number of parallel submarginal dark lines.

Anthela callixantha
male
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Ellendale)

The males have extensive brown shading on the wings.

The wingspan of both sexes is about 3 cms. The species occurs in

  • Western Australia.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 39.20, pl. 13.4, p. 395.


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    (updated 1 July 2009)