Broad-banded Footman (one synonym : Termessa terpnodes Turner, 1940) LITHOSIINI, ARCTIINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria: Part 2)
The adult moth black forewings, each with three broken yellow zigzag bands. The hindwings are yellow, each with two large black spots. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Oswald B. Lower,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 15 (1892), pp. 6-7.
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria - Part 2,
Tiger Moths and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA (A),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 22-23.
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(written 9 July 2013, updated 14 May 2018, 12 December 2020, 11 December 2021)