| (formerly known as Porphyrochrysa dochmoschema) LITHOSIINI, ARCTIINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
David Britton,
Australian Museum)
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| (formerly known as Porphyrochrysa dochmoschema) LITHOSIINI, ARCTIINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
David Britton,
Australian Museum)
The adult moths of this species have yellow forewings, each crossed by three dark-edged curved purplish-brown bands. The hindwings are off-white, darkening toward the margins. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species has been found in Australia in
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
A revision of the Australian Arctiidae (Lepidoptera),
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 51, Part 6 (1940), pp. 114-115, No. 191.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 16 June 2024)