(one synonym : Piana lignificta)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Specimen: from Millmerran (Queensland)
courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Specimen: from Millmerran (Queensland)
courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The adult moth of this species is brown with indistinct darker markings on the forewings. The hindwings are pale brown, shading darker at the margins. It has a wing span of about 3 cms.
The species may be found on a number of islands in the south Pacific, as well as Australia in
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 450.
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(updated 4 August 2011)