Lophoruza diversalis (Walker, [1866])
 (one synonym : Raparna marmorea Lower, 1903)
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Lophoruza diversalis
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moth is a variable pale brown or yellow, with a pattern of reddish-brown and grey dots and splotches. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Lophoruza diversalis
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species occurs in south-east Asia including

  • Indonesia,

    and in Australia including

  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Lophoruza diversalis
    (Photo: courtesy of Roger Kendrick, Hong Kong)

    Further reading :

    Francis Walker,
    Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 34, Supplement 4 (1866), p. 1169.

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    (updated 4 January 2010, 29 April 2019, 18 July 2021)