Prolophota pallida (Turner, 1936)
(previously known as : Hypertrocta pallida)
HYPENINAENOCTUIDAE

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

(updated 14 February 2010)

Prolophota pallida
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth has pale brown forewings each with a dark triangle on the costa and a blurred dark spot near the middle. Each forewing margin is doubly recurved, with a cusp near the middle. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

The species is found in Queensland.

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