| Inscribed Moth (one synonym : Prodenia synstictis Hampson, 1896) ACRONICTINAE, NOCTUIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
The adult moths of this species are brown with a complex pattern on each forewing including a white drawing like the Eiffel Tower being blown over. The hindwings are off-white shading to brown at the wingtips, with dark veins. The abdomen is white. The moths have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.
The species has been found in various parts of the world, including
as well as in Australia in:
Further reading :
George Francis Hampson,
Lepidoptera: Moths,
in W.T. Blandford (ed.):
The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma
Volume 4 (1896), p. 511, No. 1829a.
Peter Marriott & Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria - Part 9,
Cutworms and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA (C),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2020, pp. 12-13.
Francis Walker,
Supplement,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 32 (1865), p. 654.
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(written 14 December 2020, updated 13 July 2026)