Epicyrtica metallica (T.P. Lucas, 1898) (previously known as Bryophila metallica) CALPINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Blackheath, New South Wales)

The adult moth of this species has green forewings which have a bold pattern. The hindwings are brown, fading at the bases. The wingspan is about 2.5 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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Thomas P. Lucas,
Descriptions of Queensland Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 13 (1898), p. 72.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 17.

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(updated 14 April 2013, 30 December 2018, 17 August 2019, 10 August 2021)