Chrysoscota tanyphara (Turner, 1940) LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Jesse Saofia, Lake Eacham, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have brown forewings each with several arrow-head markings. The hindwings are plain brown. The wings are elongated compared with most other moths in LITHOSIINI. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Dave Britton, of the Australian Museum, and the Australian National Insect Collection)

The species is found in Australia in

Queensland.

---

Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
A revision of the Australian Arctiidae (Lepidoptera),
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 51 (1940), p. 56, No. 3.

---

previous caterpillar

Australian butterflies

Australian caterpillars

Australian moths

next caterpillar

(written 11 June 2017, updated 29 January 2023)