Epicyrtica docima (Turner, 1920) Beautiful Double-spot (formerly known as Euplexia docima) CALPINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Aila Keto, Springbrook, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have black and white chequered patterns on each forewing, with some brown infilling. The hindwings are grey, fading to off-white at the bases. The forewing margins each have a rounded angle. The hindwing margins are slightly sinuous. The wingspan is about 3.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in

New South Wales.

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Further reading :

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria - Part 8,
Night Moths and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA(B),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2017, pp. 30-31.

A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of the Australian Noctuidae,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 44 (1920), pp. 143-144.

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(written 10 May 2019, updated 16 November 2019)