Termessa shepherdi Newman, 1856
(erroneously known as : Termessa sheperdi)
Shepherd's Footman
 LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE

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

Termessa shepherdi
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO Entomology)

The adult moth is yellow with broad ragged black stripes on each forewing, and a black spot on each hindwing. It has a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.

The species is found in

  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 18.1, p. 436.

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: ARCTIIDAE AND ITS ALLIES,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 20-23.

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    (updated 13 February 2011)