| (formerly known as Megalodes pura) STIRIINAE, NOCTUIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) & Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Simon Ong, Florina, Northern Territory)
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| (formerly known as Megalodes pura) STIRIINAE, NOCTUIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) & Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Simon Ong, Florina, Northern Territory)
The adult moth of this species has white forewings, each with two sinuous transverse lines of dark brown dashes, and more dark brown dashes around the margin. The hindwings are plain white. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Charles Swinhoe,
New species of eastern and Australian Heterocera,
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
Series 7, Volume 9 (1909), pp. 82-83.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 18 July 2022)