Lactura calliphylla (Turner, 1903) (previously known as Epidictica calliphylla) LACTURIDAE,   ZYGAENOIDEA		Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@outlook.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

This adult moth has forewings which are pale yellow each with a network of orange lines. The hindwings are plain orange. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species occurs in

New South Wales.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 28 (1903), p. 81, No. 7.

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(updated 10 May 2011, 26 May 2018)