Euproctis euthysana (Turner, 1902)
(one synonym is Porthesia enthysana Swinhoe, 1903)
LYMANTRIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Euproctis euthysana
(Photo: courtesy of David Akers, Tarra Valley, Victoria)

The adult moth of this species is white, except for having yellow hairs on the forewing hindmargins, and a black abdomen with a yellow tuft on the tip. The moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms.

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

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.


    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 26 (1902), pp. 175-176.


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    (written 22 December 2018, updated 16 February 2022)