Esthlodora versicolor Turner, 1902 HYPENINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moth has wings that usually have a basal half that is pale brown, and a marginal half that is darker brown. Each forewing has two dark dots near the middle, and an angled margin. The hindwings each have a circular indentation at the tornus. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

underside
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The species is found in

New South Wales.

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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 (1902), p. 130-131.

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(written 11 August 2012, 15 February 2021)