Comana idiomorpha (Turner, 1942) (formerly known as Susica idiomorpha) LIMACODIDAE,   ZYGAENOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Bart Hacobian, Millaa Millaa, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has forewings that are chestnut brown, each crossed by two dark diagonal lines, with a darker shade nearer the basal hindmargin, and a yellowish streak emanating from the base. The hindwings are plain brown. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

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

The species has been caught in

Queensland.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Fragmenta lepidopterologica,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 53, Part 4 (1942), p. 80.

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(written 2 January 2019)