Targalla palliatrix (Guenée, 1852)
 (previously known as Penicillaria palliatrix)
EUTELIINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species are grey or brown, with a complex pale band across the middle of each forewing. The hindwings are brown with a series of vague submarginal bands and dark veins. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

This species occurs in

  • Borneo,
  • Malaysia,
  • New Guinea,
    as well as in Australia in
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 26 June 2011)