(one synonym : Alophosoma pallidula Turner, 1936) CATOCALINI, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (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.
The species has been found in
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, 11 October 2014)