Euproctis panabra (Turner, 1902) (previously known as Porthesia panabra) LYMANTRIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Nicholas Fisher, Lismore, New South Wales)

The adult moth of this species has white wings and body, with a yellow tuft on the tail. The white scales on the thorax wear off easily revealing a brown skin. The wingspan of the moth is about 2.5 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

New South Wales.

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(Photo: courtesy of Nicholas Fisher, Lismore, New South Wales)

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Descriptions of New Lepidoptera from Queensland,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 26 (1902), p. 177.

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(written 11 November 2023)