Alophosoma hypoxantha (Lower, 1902) (one synonym : Alophosoma pallidula Turner, 1936) CATOCALINI,   EREBINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Ian Mcmillan, Imbil, Queensland)

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. The head has a high crest, and the legs are very furry. It has a wing span of about 3 cms.

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

The species has been found in

Queensland.

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

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Further reading

Oswald B. Lower,
Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 26 (1901), p. 657.

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(updated 21 February 2011, 28 September 2025)