(previously known as Porthesia panabra) LYMANTRIINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (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.
The species has been found in :
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
Descriptions of New Lepidoptera from Queensland,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 26 (1902), p. 177.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 11 November 2023)