Euproctis panabra (Turner, 1902)
(previously known as Porthesia panabra)
LYMANTRIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Euproctis panabra
(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.

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

The species has been found in :

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

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


    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)