Niguza spiramioides Walker, 1858
 CATOCALINI,   EREBINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Niguza spiramioides
(Photo: courtesy of Seig Mond, Yulara, Northern Territory)

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

Niguza spiramioides
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The moths are found in :

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

    Niguza spiramioides
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Axel Hausmann, SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)

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

    Niguza spiramioides
    close-up of head
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    Further reading :

    Francis Walker,
    Noctuidae,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 15 (1858), p. 1855, No. 1.

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    (updated 11 July 2009, 15 September 2024)