Anthela postica (Walker, 1855)
(synonym : Darala callicesta)
 ANTHELINAE ,   ANTHELIDAE

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

Anthela postica
Male
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

These Caterpillars have been raised successfully in captivity, being fed on

  • Bark Wattle ( Acacia decurrens, MIMOSACEAE ).

    The adult moths of this species are brown with various dark zigzag lines across each wing. Each forewing has two areoles. The moths have a wing span of about 6 cms.

    The species is found in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 13.3, p. 395.

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 18-19.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 156.

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    (updated 17 April 2011)