Grey Elesma (one synonym : Metapsila ptilomela Lower, 1900) NOLINAE, NOLIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 2)
The adult moth of this species has grey forewings with a faint tracery pattern. The hindwings are white, shading to grey at the wingtips. The moth has a wingspan of about 4 cms. The sexes are similar.
This species is found over most of the southern half of Australia, including
Further reading :
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria - Part 2,
Tiger Moths and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA (A),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 32-33.
Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 32, Supplement 2 (1865), pp. 608-609.
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(updated 6 July 2013, 29 September 2020)