Euproctis ochroneura (Turner, 1931) LYMANTRIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Dominic Funnell, Mission River, Queensland)

The adult moth has yellow forewings, each with a network of sinuous white lines, and a dark spot near the middle. The hindwings are plain yellow. Both sexes have similar antennae. The wingspan of the male moth is about 2 cms. The wingspan of the female moth is about 2.5 cms.

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

The species is found in :

Far North Queensland.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera; Supplementary,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 56 (1931), p. 327.

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(written 12 November 2023)