Alophosoma hypoxantha (Lower, 1902)
(one synonym : Crioa pallidula)
CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth of this species is brown. The forewings have a complex pattern. The hindwings are dark brown at the margins, fading to pale brown at the bases. It has a wing span of about 3 cms.


oops: its lost its abdomen!
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 21 February 2011)