HYBLAEIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Dominic Funnell,
Caravonica, Queensland)
The Caterpillars of this species are dark greenish-brown. They have been found feeding on
The forewings of the adult moth have a pattern of shades of brown with white patches. Each forewing has a black spot near the middle. The hindwings are brown, each with three red/yellow spots, and a red border. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.
The species occurs in south-east Asia in
and in Australia in:
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera belonging to the Family Noctuidae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 27, No.1 (1902), p. 136.
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(written 9 August 2015, updated 6 April 2023)