| (formerly known as Porthesia xuthosterna) LYMANTRIINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
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| (formerly known as Porthesia xuthosterna) LYMANTRIINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
This adult moth is entirely white, except for some dark dorsal markings on the abdomen. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera - Lasiocampidae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 49 (1924), p. 397, No. 8.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 16 November 2023)