Castulo plagiata Walker, 1854
(one synonym is : Cluaca struthias Meyrick, 1886)
LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

Castulo plagiata
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The male adult moths of this species have black forewings each with a yellow band across the middle containing a black spot on the inner margin. The hindwings are yellow with variable black margins, and each has a variable dark spot near the middle. The wingspan is up to 3 cms.

Castulo plagiata
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The species is found in:

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


    Further reading :

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria, Part 2, Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 22-23.


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    (updated 14 November 2009)