Lambula transcripta (T.P. Lucas, 1890) (formerly known as Tigriodes transcripta) LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

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

The adult moths of this species have brown forewings, each with two dark irregular zigzag transverse markings. The hindwings are pale brown, shading darker at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Dave Britton, Australian Museum)

The species has been found in :

New South Wales.

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Further reading:

Thomas P. Lucas,
On Queensland and other Australian Macro-Lepidoptera, with Localities and Descriptions of new Species,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 2, Volume 4, Part 4 (1890), p. 1069.

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(written 14 June 2024)