CATOCALINI, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Mark Heath, Pilbara, Western Australia)
The adult moths of this species are pale brown, with dark zizgzag and plain curved lines across the wings. The forewings each have a dark eyespot containing several white dots. The wingspan is about 4 cms.
The moths are found in :
The adult moths have a coiled haustellum under the head, which they can uncoil, and through which they can sip nectar from flowers.
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Noctuidae,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 15 (1858), p. 1855, No. 1.
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(updated 11 July 2009, 10 April 2017, 27 August 2019, 11 Jul 2021, 19 May 2022)