Nycteropa subovalis Turner, 1941
 (one synonym is: Oxymetopa phaeogramma Turner, 1943)
OENOSANDRIDAE

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

Nycteropa subovalis
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Melbourne)

The wings of the moth are grey, with the forewings being darker and each having a number of submarginal dark sinuous parallel lines. The moths have a wingspan of about 4 cms.

The species is found over the south-east quarter of Australia, including

  • New South Wales,
  • Queensland, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: Noctuoidea(A),
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 6-7.

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    (updated 21 December 2009)