Parerastria castaneata Warren, 1914
(one synonym is : Dumigania iochlora Turner, 1933)
 ACONTIINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Parerastria castaneata
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth has pale brown wings. The forewings each have a ridge of raised white scales along the margin, and an extra bunch of white scales by the base. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

The species is found in

  • New Guinea,
    as well as in
  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 47.13, p. 456.

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    (updated 19 February 2011)