Ericeia plaesiodes Turner, 1932
 EREBINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Ericeia plaesiodes
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moth is greyish brown with complex patterns on all four wings. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

The species is been found over much of Australia, including

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 56 (1932), pp. 181-182.

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    (written 23 September 2012, updated 24 July 2020)