Abrotesia griphodes Turner, 1915 SICULODINAE,   THYRIDIDAE,   THYRIDOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moths of this species have yellow wings with variable brown markings. The forewings each have a concave costa. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species is found in Australia in :

Northern Territory.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 27 (1917), p. 26, No. 43.

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(written 23 March 2019, updated 31 August.html)