Lyclene pyraula (Meyrick, 1886)
(Previously known as : Calligenia pyraula)
 LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

Lyclene pyraula
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species are orange, with a network of dark lines across each forewing.

The species is found in

  • Queensland.

    This species shows some variations in the colour and pattern which overlap those of other species in Lyclene. The three similar species seem to occur in the following regions:

  • Lyclene pyraula - North of Cairns
  • Lyclene reticulata - Mossman to Townsville
  • Lyclene structa - Maryborough to Canberra

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    (updated 14 April 2011)