Eustixis leucophthalma (Meyrick, 1907)
(previously known as : Lactura erythractis)
LACTURIDAE

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

Eustixis leucophthalma
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

This adult moth has forewings which are rusty red with yellow edges, and have a large pale blotch in the middle. The hind wings are a uniform silky orange.

The species occurs in

  • northern New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 299.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 111.

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    (updated 1 November 2010)