Niguza oculita Swinhoe, 1901
 CATOCALINI,   EREBINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Niguza oculita
(Photo: courtesy of Simon Ong, Kununurra, Western Australia)

The adult moths of this species are pale brown, with dark zizgzag and plain curved lines across the wings. The forewings each have a doubly encircled dark eyespot containing a white spot. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

Niguza oculita
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Kununurra, Western Australia)

The moths are found in :

  • Western Australia, and
  • Northern Territory.

    Niguza oculita
    close-up of head
    (Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Kununurra, Western Australia)

    The adult moths have a coiled haustellum under the head, which they can uncoil, and through which they can sip nectar from flowers.

    Niguza oculita
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Kununurra, Western Australia)

    Further reading :

    Charles Swinhoe,
    New and little known moths from India and Australia,
    The Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
    Series 7, Volume 8 (1901), p. 133.

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    (written 17 June 2021, updated 20 June 2021)