Tolpiodes oligolasia Hampson, 1926 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 has grey-brown patterned wings, with a black edged white mark near the middle and often two black marks on the costa of each forewing. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

George F. Hampson,
Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History),
London : British Museum (Natural History) (1900), pp. 195-196.

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(written 21 September 2018, updated 10 December 2025)