Genduara pinnalis (T.P. Lucas, 1895) (one synonym: Crexa hyaloessa Turner, 1902) LASIOCAMPINAE,   LASIOCAMPIDAE,   BOMBYCOIDEA

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

female
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult female moths of this species are greyish brown with arcs of light and dark spots. The femlae has a wingspan of about 5 cms. The males are smaller and have transparent wings.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

This species is found in

Queensland.

female, underside
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

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Further reading :

Thomas P. Lucas,
Australian Lepidoptera : thirty new species,
Transactions of the Natural History Society of Queensland,
Volume 1 (1895), p. 103.

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(written 24 December 2012, updated 3 June 2017)