Leucania polysticha Turner, 1902
HADENINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


male, listed as Cirphis polysticha
Illustration 32 in Plate XCII, of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The forewings of this species have striated grey or brown forewings, often with a pale spot in a dark patch in the middle of each forewing. The hindwings are white, with dark veins.

The species has been found in

  • Queensland, and
  • northern New South Wales.

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    (updated 18 October 2011)