Goniocraspedon mistura (Swinhoe, 1891)
 HYPENINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Goniocraspedon mistura
(Photo: courtesy of Greg N., Brisbane, Queensland)

These adult moths have brown wings with dark wriggly lines and dark splotches. They have a wingspan of about 2 cms. Male and female moths are similar, but the antennae of the males are marginally thicker than those of the females.

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

This species has been found across Asia, including

  • Hong Kong,
  • Nepal,
  • Thailand,

    as well as Australia, in

  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Charles Swinhoe,
    New species of moths from southern India,
    Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
    1891, p. 151.

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    (written 13 October 2024, updated 1 June 2026)