| (one synonym is Rhaesena obliquifasciata Moore, 1882) CATOCALINI, EREBINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Larney Grenfell,
Witta, Queensland)
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| (one synonym is Rhaesena obliquifasciata Moore, 1882) CATOCALINI, EREBINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Larney Grenfell,
Witta, Queensland)
The adult moth has variable patchy brown forewings, each having a central diagonal demarcation between a dark basal area, and a paler marginal area. The hindwings are pale brown fading to off-white at the bases. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species has been found in Africa and Asia, including
as well as in Australia in
Frederic Moore,
Descriptions of new Indian Lepidopterous Insects
from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson,
Asiatic Society of Bengal,
Part 1 (1882), p. 183.
Francis Walker,
Noctuidae, Supplement 4,,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 34 (1865), pp. 1167-1168.
Francis Walker,
Noctuidae, Supplement 5,,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 35 (1866), p. 1974.
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(written 28 May 2019, updated 8 April 2026)