Hopliocnema brachycera (Lower, 1897)
 (synonym : Cosmotriche melanoleuca)
SMERINTHINAE ,   SPHINGIDAE

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

Hopliocnema brachycera
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Melbourne)

The adult moths of this species have grey forewings, each with two pairs of wavy dark stripes and a small central white spot. The hindwings are plain white with chequered edges.

The species is found in

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

    Further reading :

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 28-31.

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    (updated 2 December 2009)