Leucania uda Guenée, 1852
(one synonym : Cirphis adjuncta Walker, 1869)
HADENINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

These adult moths have pale brown forewings with faint markings. The hindwings are white shading to brown at the margins. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.


(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

This species has been caught in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • South Australia, and
  • Tasmania.


    female, listed as Cirphis uda,
    Illustration 23 in Plate XCI of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
    (Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)


    male, listed as Cirphis adjuncta,
    Illustration 25 in Plate XCI of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
    (Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

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    (updated 18 October 2011)