Earias luteolaria Hampson, 1891
 CHLOEPHORINAE ,   NOLIDAE

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

Earias luteolaria
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species have forewings that are yellow with a central brown spot and several broken brown lines across them, and have narrow rusty margins with short white hairy fringes. The hindwings are white with a partial narrow rusty margin. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

This species is found across south-east Asia, including:

  • Borneo,
  • Hong Kong,
    and in Australia in
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 1 April 2011)