Cultripalpa partita Guenée, 1852
 (one synonym is Cultripalpa indistincta, Moore, 1882)
CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species are pale brown, with dark markings, including a dark mark near the middle of the costa of each forewing. The males have more and darker markings than the females. The forewings each have a hooked apex, and a cusp on the margin. Th hindwings have scalloped margins.

The species is found in across south-east Asia, including

  • India,
  • Japan,
  • Philippines,
    and in Australia in:
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 4 October 2011)