Neochera dominia (Cramer, 1780)
(one synonym: Aganais herpa Snellen 1879)
 AGANAIDAE , NOCTUOIDEA

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

Neochera dominia
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species are off-white with dark wing margins and a black spot in the middle of each hind wing, and a black spot at the base of each fore wing. They have a yellow abdomen with a black spot on the top of each segment. The moths have a wingspan of about 6 cms.

Neochera dominia
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The species is found over much of south-east Asia, including

  • Borneo,
  • Burma,
  • Thailand, as well as
  • the tropical north of Australia including Townsville.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 19.16, p. 442.

    Buck Richardson,
    Mothology,
    LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2008, p. 12.

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    (updated 22 March 2009)