| (one synonym : Deilemera albipuncta H. Druce, 1888) ARCTIINI, ARCTIINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Eric Carpenter,
North Fly District, Papua New Guinea)
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| (one synonym : Deilemera albipuncta H. Druce, 1888) ARCTIINI, ARCTIINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Eric Carpenter,
North Fly District, Papua New Guinea)
The adult moth of this species is dark brown with some white spots of various sizes on each forewing. The hindwings are white with a broad black border containg some white spots. The moth has a wingspan of about 4 cms.
The species is found in
and in Australia in
Further reading :
Herbert Druce,
List of Lepidoptera Heterocera, with descriptions of the new species,
collected by Mr. C.M. Woodford at Aola, Guadalcanar Island, Solomon Islands,
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,
1888, p. 573, No. 15.
Carl Linnaeus,
Insecta Lepidoptera,
Systema Naturae,
Edition 10, Volume 1 (1760), Class 5, Part 3, p. 510, No. 75.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 17 March 2017, updated 16 September 2024)