Epicyrtica leucostigma (Turner, 1902)
(previously known as: Euplexia leucostigma)
AMPHIPYRINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

Epicyrtica leucostigma
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Canberra)

The adult moth of this species has brown forewings each with a subtle pattern including a large pale partial spiral near the middle. The hindwings are brown, paler at the bases. The wingspan is about 3 cms.


female, listed as Euplexia leucostigma
Illustration number 20, in Plate CXIV of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The species has been found in:

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

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    (updated 18 November 2011)