Halone sinuata (Wallengren, 1860)
Rock Lichen Moth
 (one synonym : Mosoda anartoides Walker, 1866)
LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Halone sinuata larva
(Photo: Don Herbison-Evans, Manly, New South Wales)

This Caterpillar is hairy, and is speckled with light and dark grey. It sits passively during the day on a fence or stone. At night, it is thought to feed on

  • Mould,
  • Lichen, and
  • Algae.

    Halone sinuata
    (Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    The adult moths have forewings that are dark brown with yellow markings. The hindwings are yellow with a broad irregular dark brown margin. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

    Halone sinuata
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    This species has been found in

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

    The adult moths are very difficult to distingish from those of Halone coryphoea, which have off-white forewing markings, and narrow dark markings on the hindwings.

    Halone sinuata
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    Further reading :

    Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren,
    Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen,
    Wiener Entomologische Monatsschrift,
    Volume 4 (1860), p. 46, No. 64.

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    (updated 19 November 2011, 8 December 2019, 1 December 2020, 14 March 2021)