(previously known as Proscrana tephropis) CATOCALINI, EREBINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Trevor Jinks, North Burnett, Queensland)
The Caterpillars of this species have been reported to feed on
The adult moth has brown wings with vague dark bands. The forewing margins are serrated, and have a cusp about halfway. The moth is inclined to rest with the wings folded flat together above the body like a butterfly. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
New genera and species of Lepidoptera belonging to the family Noctuidae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 27 (1902), pp. 104-105.
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(updated 6 November 2010, 13 September 2024)