Elaphristis melanica (Turner, 1902) (previously known as Zophochroa melanica) HYPENINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Yijin Ong, Millaroo, Queensland)

The adult moth has dark brown forewings each with a blue sheen and several small white spots. The hindwings are plain brown. The blue sheen fades in dead specimens. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species is found in

Queensland.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
New genera and species of Lepidoptera belonging to the family Noctuidae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 27 (1902), p. 119.

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(written 5 December 2023)