(one synonym is : Tampa grandis Turner, 1933)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 23 September 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 23 September 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
The adult moth of this species has wings that are pale brown, with irregular darker brown patches. The wing margins are scalloped, and there is a cusp halfway along each forewing margin. The wingspan is about 4 cms.
The species has been found in New Guinea and Queensland.
Further reading :
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 195.
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