Alophosoma emmelopis (Turner, 1929)
(previously known as: Crioa emmelopis)
 CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Blackheath)

The caterpillars of this species feed on various Wattles ( MIMOSACEAE ) including

  • Sally Wattle ( Acacia melanoxylon ).

    The adult moth is brown. The forewings have a complex pattern. The hindwings are dark brown at the margins, fading to pale brown at the bases. The moth has a wing span of about 4 cms.

    The species has been found in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
     Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 45.3, p. 450.

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    (updated 5 August 2011)