(one synonym : Plusia agens)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
This caterpillar feeds on :
The adult moth is brown with a darker diagonal mark across each forewing. The moths have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.
The specimen shown was caught in Manly in Sydney. The species may be found over most of Queensland and New South Wales.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 449.
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(updated 14 August 2008)