Ecphysis robiginosa (Turner, 1943)
 (formerly known as Probolaea roboginosa)
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Stella Crossley

Ecphysis robiginosa
(Photo: courtesy of Bevan Buirchell, Petermann, Northern Territory)

The adult moth has speckled brown forewings, each having several dark spots, and a dark zigzag line around the margin. The hindwings are pale brown, each having a vague dark central spot, and a dark zigzag line around the margin. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Ecphysis robiginosa
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New species of Lepidoptera from the Barnard collection. No. 2,
    Memoirs of the Queensland Museum,
    Volume 12, Part 2 (1943), p. 106.

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    (written 28 May 2019, updated 13 September 2024)