| Rounded Anthelid (previously known as Darala protocentra) ANTHELINAE, ANTHELIDAE, BOMBYCOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Peter Marriott & Stella Crossley |
male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott
Moths of Victoria - Part 1)
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| Rounded Anthelid (previously known as Darala protocentra) ANTHELINAE, ANTHELIDAE, BOMBYCOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Peter Marriott & Stella Crossley |
male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott
Moths of Victoria - Part 1)
The adult male moths of this species are basically brown. Each wing has three indistinct transverse jagged dark lines. Each forewing has two black spots with white centres. The wingspan of the male is about 4 cms. The nature of the female is unknown.
The species only has been found in
Further reading:
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria - Part 1,
Silk Moths and Allies - BOMBYCOIDEA,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 18-19.
Edward Meyrick,
Description of New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 14 (1891), pp. 191-192.
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(updated 24 February 2009, 26 August 2021)