Prorocopis melanochorda Meyrick, 1897
 CATOCALINI,   EREBINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Prorocopis melanochorda
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species have a complex grey pattern on each forewing. The hindwings are white or yellow, with broad dark margins. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

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

The species has been found in

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

    Prorocopis melanochorda
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Lucinda Gibson, Museums Victoria)

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Australia and New Zealand,
    Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
    1897, p. 373.

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    (written 9 January 2012, updated 28 September 2025)