Heterallactis niphocephala Turner, 1940
LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Heterallactis niphocephala
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are brown, with a yellow margin and yellow band across each forewing. The hindwings are plain yellow.

The species is found in Australia in:

  • Queensland.


    Further reading

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of the Australian Arctiidae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 51 (1940), p. 117, No. 197.


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    (updated 13 April 2011)