Thriponea nigrostrigata Bethune Baker, 1905)
(also known as:
Platyprosopa nigrostrigata)
SARROTHRIPINAE ,
NOLIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
female, listed as Checupa nigrostrigata
from
Illustration 21 on
Plate CX of Hampson's
Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of
Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)
The adult moth of this species is greenish-brown with a
pale wiggly subterminal line and a triangular dark mark
on the costa of each forewing.
The hindwings are pale brown,
with dark veins.
The species has been found in south-east Asia, including
Indonesia,
New Guinea,
and also in
Australia.
(updated 25 October 2011)
