Barybela chionostigma Turner, 1944 ACRONICTINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

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

The forewings of this adult moth are patchy grey, with a complex pattern including several vague orange streaks along the veins: one along the hindmargin, one along the middle interrupted by three black spots, and another edging a black streak with white spots. The hindwings are grey fading to white at the bases. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

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

The species occurs in :

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 68 (1944), p. 7.

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(written 5 June 2019)