Anthela stygiana (Butler, 1882) (previously known as Darala stygiana) ANTHELINAE,   ANTHELIDAE,   BOMBYCOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moths are grey, with each forewing having one or more dark ragged line across the middle. The forewings usually have two small black-edged white spots, in the basal area joined by a dark line, the one nearer the base being the smaller of the pair. The hindwings are pale grey shading darker toward the margins, and shading yellow toward the base. Each hindwing is crossed by two dark jagged lines. The abdomen is yellow with a bunch of white hairs at the tip. The wingspan is about 7 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in

Victoria.

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Further reading :

Arthur G. Butler,
On a small collection of Lepidoptera from Melbourne,
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
Series 5, Volume 9 (1882), pp. 88-89, No. 16.

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(written 22 June 2023)