Balantiucha stolida (Butler, 1886)
(also known as : Phazaca stolida)
EPIPLEMINAE ,   URANIIDAE

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

Balantiucha stolida
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species have a variable brownish-grey pattern on each wing. The inner margin of the forewing is concave. The hindwings often each have one or two tails near the tornus. Like many moths in the subfamily EPIPLEMINAE, the moth often exhibits an interesting resting posture by creasing its wings.

The species occurs in :

  • Queensland.

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    (updated 8 July 2011)