Euproctis galactopis (Turner, 1902)
(previously known as Porthesia galactopis)
LYMANTRIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Euproctis galactopis
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

This adult moth has a dark brown hairy body. The wings are white, with light brown veins and leading edge to the forewings. It has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

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

The species occurs in

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


    Further reading :

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


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    (updated 13 October 2001, 16 September 2023)