Cruria kochii (W.J. Macleay, 1866)
 (one synonym : Cruria papuana Jordan, 1912)
AGARISTINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
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Stella Crossley

Cruria kochii
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species is black, with cream splotches on the forewings, and an arc of cream spots on each hindwing. The abdomen is banded in black and yellow.

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

The species has been found in

  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    William John Macleay,
    Lepidopterous Insects from Cape York, presented to the Museum by Mr. Moore of H.M.S. "Salamander",
    Proceedings of the Entomological Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 1 (1866), pp. liv-lv, No. 22.

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    (updated 9 October 2008, 9 February 2015, 13 May 2020)