Nola porrigens (Walker, 1858)
(previously known as : Dimona porrigens)
 NOLINAE ,   NOLIDAE

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

Nola porrigens
(Specimen: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Melbourne)

The adult moth of this species is fawn with dark zigzag lines on the forewings. The hindwings are pale grey. It has a wingspan of about 2.5 cms. The males and females are similar.

The species has been found in:

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: part 2: Noctuoidea (A),
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 32-33.

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    (updated 1 March 2011)