Leucania scottii Butler, 1886
(erroneously :
Meliana scotti Hampson, 1905)
HADENINAE ,
NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
Female, listed as Meliana scotti
Illustration 22 in
Plate XCV, of Hampson's
Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of
Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)
The adult moths of this species have rusty brown forewings,
each having a dark streak from base to margin interrupted by a pale spot.
The hindwings are off-white darkening towards the margins.
The wingspan is about 2 cms.
This species has been found in
Tonga,
and in Australia in
Queensland,
Northern Territory, and
Western Australia.
(updated 20 October 2011)
