Thallarcha trissomochla Turner, 1940
 LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

Thallarcha trissomochla
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

The adult moths of this species have white or yellow forewings with four black bands. The hindwings are yellow with a black marginal band. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species has been found in :

  • Victoria,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 31.5, p. 437.

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: ARCTIIDAE AND ITS ALLIES,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 24-25.

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    (updated 29 May 2010)