| (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, and the black antennae of the male. 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, updated 16 June 2026)