Meranda holochrysa Meyrick, 1902
 (one synonym : Toana thioptera Turner, 1945)
CALPINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Meranda holochrysa
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are yellow, with several dark zig zag bands across each forewing. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in

  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
    1902, p. 35.

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    (written 28 November 2012, updated 18 August 2019, 16 August 2021)