Earias paralella Lucas, 1898
 (erroneously known as Earias parallela)
CHLOEPHORINAE ,   NOLIDAE

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

Earias paralella
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

The caterpillars of this species have been found on

  • ( Abutilon, MALVACEAE ).

    The adult moths are pale brown with three faint darker greenish diagonal bands across each forewing. The hindwings are white shading to pale brown at the margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

    The species has been found in Australia in

  • Australian Capital Territory
  • New South Wales,
  • Queensland,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 48.10, p. 458.

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    (updated 6 August 2011)