Nola eucolpa (Turner, 1944)
 (previously known as Celama eucolpa)
Grained Tuft-moth
NOLINAE,   NOLIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Nola eucolpa
female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria - Part 2)

The adult moth of this species has grey forewings each with arcs of dark spots. The hindwings are pale grey/brown, fading to white at the bases. The moths have unusually long labial palps. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

Nola eucolpa
male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria - Part 2)

The species has been found in Australia in:

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

    Further reading

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria - Part 2,
    Tiger Moths and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA (A)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009.

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    A revision of the Australian Nolidae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 55 (1944), p. 29, No. 36.

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    (written 27 January 2017, updated 26 May 2018, 8 October 2020)