Euproctis euthysana (Turner, 1902) (one synonym is Porthesia enthysana Swinhoe, 1903) LYMANTRIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of David Akers, Tarra Valley, Victoria)

The adult moth of this species is white, except for having yellow hairs on the forewing hindmargins, and a black abdomen with a yellow tuft on the tip. The moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms.

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

The species has been found in

Victoria.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 26 (1902), pp. 175-176.

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(written 22 December 2018, updated 16 February 2022)