Earias chlorodes Meyrick, 1902
Pale Earis
 (one synonym: Earias ochrophylla Turner, 1902)
CHLOEPHORINAE,   NOLIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA,  
  
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Earias chlorodes

The moths of this species usually have shiny green forewings, although pale forms are known that are nearly white. The hindwings are satin white. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

Earias chlorodes
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The species occurs over much of mainland Australia, including

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria,
  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Peter B. McQuillan, Jan A. Forrest, David Keane, & Roger Grund,
    Caterpillars, moths, and their plants of Southern Australia,
    Butterfly Conservation South Australia Inc., Adelaide (2019), p. 161.

    ,
    Moths of Victoria - Part 2,
    Tiger Moths and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA (A)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria,
    2009, pp. 32-33.

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
    1902, p. 44.

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    (updated 17 April 2013)