Phaeophlebosia furcifera (Walker, 1854)
 (one synonym is: Setina trifurcata Walker, 1865)
LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

Phaeophlebosia furcifera
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The adult male and female moths of this species are similar, and have pale yellow wings. The veins are accentuated in dark brown, particularly on the forewings. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

Phaeophlebosia furcifera
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The species occurs in

  • New South Wales,
  • South Australia,
  • Tasmania, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading:

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 31.6, p. 438.

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: ARCTIIDAE AND ITS ALLIES,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 24-25.

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    (updated 24 November 2009)