Scaphidriotis camptopleura (Turner, 1940)
(previously known as Psapharacis camptopleura)
LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Scaphidriotis camptopleura
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are grey with dark spots and squiggly bands on each forewing. The hindwings are white with a yellow streak. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Scaphidriotis camptopleura
(Photo: courtesy of David Britton, Australian Museum)

The species is found in:

  • Queensland.


    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    A revision of the Australian Arctiidae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 51 (1940), p. 85, No. 93.


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    (written 28 October 2012, updated 20 July 2019)