Ectopatria spilonata (Lower, 1902)
(erroneously known as : Ectopatria spilomata)
NOCTUINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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


female
Illustration 26, in Plate LXXVII of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

These caterpillars have been found feeding on

  • Bladder Saltbush ( Atriplex vesicaria, CHENOPODIACEAE ).

    The adult moth has rusty brown forewings with a dark triangle running from the middle of each forewing to the apex containing pale spots. The hind wings are buff coloured, with dark veins. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

    The species occurs in Australia, including

  • South Australia,
  • Victoria, and
  • New South Wales.

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    (updated 13 October 2011)