(one synonym: Cyclodes pulchra Bethune-Baker, 1906)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
The adult moth has greyish-brown forewings with feathery patterns, each wing with an eye spot near the base. The hindwings are white with black bands near the margin, and a brown band near the base. The wingspan is about 6 cms.
The species occurs in Queensland.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 451.
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 197.
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(updated 22 January 2010)