Elesma subglauca Walker, 1865
(one synonym is: Metapsila ptilomela Lower, 1900)
NOLINAE ,   NOLIDAE

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

Elesma subglauca
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The adult moth of this species has grey forewings with a faint tracery pattern. The hindwings are white, shading to grey at the apices. The moth has a wingspan of about 4 cms. The sexes are similar.

Elesma subglauca
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

This species is found over most of the southern half of Australia, including

  • Western Australia,
  • Victoria, and
  • Australian Capital Territory.


    Further reading :

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


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    (updated 10 August 2011)