Duomitus ceramica (Walker, 1865) (one synonym: Xyleutes eichhorni Roepke, 1957) ZEUZERINAE,   COSSIDAE,   COSSOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Habitat Bohol, Philippines)

The adult moths of this species have streaky grey forewings, each with a fine black reticulated pattern along the costa, and a bubbly pattern along the margin. The hindwings are dark grey with white edges. The wingspan is about 7 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia)

The species occurs across south-east Asia, including

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Supplement 2 (1865), p. 587.

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(written 19 January 2022)