Termessa diplographa Turner, 1899
 LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Termessa diplographa
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Hendry, Sheldon, Queensland)

The moths of this species have yellow forewings, each crossed by three dark bands: one antemedial with a yellowish centre, one postmedial, and a narrow one along part of the margin. The hindwings are yellow, each with a dark marginal band. The moths have a wingspan of about 3.5 cms.

Termessa diplographa
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species occurs in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading:

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of the Australian Hesperiidae,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 23 (1899), p. 11.

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    (written 6 November 2023)