Halone pteridaula (Turner, 1922)
(previously known as : Eurypepla pteridaula)
 LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

Halone pteridaula
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The adult have forewings that are dark brown, each having two ragged white bands.

Halone pteridaula
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The species has been found to occur in :

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

    Further reading:

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

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    (updated 18 February 2010)