Araeopteron epiphracta (Turner, 1902)
 (formerly known as Thelxina epiphracta/I>)
BOLETOBIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Araeopteron epiphracta
(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMaster, Mount Mellum, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has off-white forewings, each with various dark brown markings, including a broad complex broken bar across the middle of the wing, and a dark area at the wingtip. The hindwings are off-white, each with various dark brown markings, including dark patch around the wing tips, and a prominent dark spot near the middle of the costa. The moth has a wing-span of about 1.3 cms.

Araeopteron epiphracta
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera belonging to the family Noctuidae,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 27 (1902), p. 132.

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    (written 18 June 2023)