Eustixis erythractis (Meyrick, 1887)
(previously known as : Lactura erythractis)
LACTURIDAE

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

Eustixis erythractis
(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

This adult moth has fore wings which have a striking criss-cross pattern of scarlet on a yellow background. The hind wings are a uniform silky orange. Its wingspan is about 1 cm. It occurs in :

  • orthern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Eustixis erythractis
    (Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 7.20, p. 299.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 112.

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    (updated 1 November 2010)