Diceratucha xenopis (Lower, 1902)
 (previously known as: Oenone xenopis)
OENOSANDRIDAE

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

Diceratucha xenopis
(Specimen: courtesy of D.Goudie,
photo: courtesy of Peter Marriot, Melbourne)

These moths are grey, with darker speckly forewings. The moths have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.

The species is found over the southern half of inland Australia, including:

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

    Further reading :

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: Noctuoidea(A),
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 6-7.

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    (updated 21 December 2009)