Platyja umminia (Cramer, 1780)
(one synonym is : Ophisma trajecta Walker, 1869)
 CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


male
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species are brown with a mauve tinge. The forewings have hooked tips The males have pale areas at the forewing tips. The females have an irregular pale pinkish spot in the middle of each forewing. The moths are thought to damage a range of fruit by piercing the skin and sucking juice.


female
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The moths has been found in

  • Borneo,
  • Malaysia,
    and in Australia in
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 3 March 2011)