Ectopatria plinthina (Hampson, 1909)
(previously known as Prometopus plinthina)
NOCTUINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


female, listed as Omphaletis plinthina
Illustration 21, in Plate CXXXI of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The adult moth has brown forewings each with a complex pattern. The hindwings are brown, fading toward the bases, with dark veins.

The species occurs in

  • Western Australia.

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    (created 3 February 2012)