| (previously known as Gyrtona pusilla) SARROTHRIPINI, NOLIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
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| (previously known as Gyrtona pusilla) SARROTHRIPINI, NOLIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have forewings that are brown, each with a dark spot in the middle. The hindwings are pale brown, fading toward the bases, with dark veins. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.
This species is found in south-east Asia, including
as well as in Australia in
Further reading :
Frederic Moore,
Descriptions of Indian Lepidoptera Heterocera from the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson,
Asiatic Society of Bengal,
Part 3 (1888), p. 289.
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(written 13 November 2012, updated 28 December 2020)