Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854)
(one synonym : Syngamia octavialis Walker, 1859)
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

Aethaloessa calidalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species are black, with large overlapping orange spots on each wing. The thorax is black and orange. The abdomen is orange with a black tail.

Aethaloessa calidalis
(Tuvalu, 1980)

The species occurs across south-east Asia, including:

  • Hong Kong,
  • Okinawa,
  • Taiwan,
  • Thailand,
    as well as :
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 17 March 2012)