Agamana pergrata (Turner, 1933)
(formerly known as Fodina pergrata)
CALPINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Agamana pergrata
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have pale brown forewings, each with one large and several small dark brown sinuous patches. The hindwings are yellow with broad brown margins. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

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

The moths are found in

  • Queensland.


    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 57 (1933), p. 166.


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    (written 4 January 2018, updated 17 August 2019)