Entometa decorata (Walker, 1865) (previously known as Opsirhina decorata) LASIOCAMPINAE,   LASIOCAMPIDAE,   BOMBYCOIDEA

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

male
(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult male moths of this species are orangy brown, with variable dark lines and patches on the forewings.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Paul Kay)

The females have broader forewings each with a similar and variable pattern like that of the males. The wingspan of the males is about 4 cms. The wingspan of the males is about 6 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Paul Kay)

The females have dark brown thread-like antennae. The males have brown feathery antennae, each decorated with a blue line.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Paul Kay)

The species is found in

Australian Capital Territory.

male, close-up of head, showing blue on antennae
(Photo: courtesy of Bronwyn King, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 32, Supplement 2 (1865), p. 555.

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(updated 7 December 2008, 14 August 2019, 21 August 2020, 25 April 2021)