Oraesia argyrosigna Moore, 1884 CALPINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Dominic Funnell, Yorkeys Knob, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are purplish brown, with various dark lines criss-crossing the wings. The outer and hind margins of the forewings both have a doubly recurved wave shape. The hindwings are pale brown shading darker at the margins. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Maleny, Queensland)

The species has been found across south-east Asia, including in

Queensland.

male, drawing by Frederic Moore, The Lepidoptera of Ceylon,
L. Reeve, London, Volume 3 (1884), Plate 153, fig. 4,
Image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitized by Smithsonian Libraries.

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Further reading :

Frederic Moore,
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon,
L. Reeve, London, Volume 3 (1884), p. 77, and also Plate 153, fig. 4.

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(written 5 August 2015, updated 26 May 2020)