Doratifera corallina (Turner, 1902)
 (formerly known as Parasa corallina
LIMACODIDAE,   ZYGAENOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Doratifera corallina
digitally repaired
(Photo: courtesy of Bevan Buirchell , Derby, Western Australia)

The adult moths of this species have plain dark brown forewings, and paler brown hindwings. The head, thorax, and abdomen are covered in orange-red hair. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Doratifera corallina
digitally repaired
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in:

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 26 (1902), p. 192.

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    (written 16 December 2022, updated 4 February 2023)