(one synonym : Leucania costalis Moore, 1877) HADENINAE, NOCTUIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson,
Kuranda, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has pale brown forewings with a dark spot near the middle, and a dark line extending from the base to midwing. The hindwings are plain buff coloured. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species occurs in :
as well as in Australia in:
Further reading :
Achille Guenée,
Noctuélites III,
in Boisduval & Guenée:
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes; Spécies Général des Lépidoptères,
Volume 9, Part 5 (1852), p. 78, No. 105.
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 161.
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(updated 13 August 2012)