(one synonym : Piana lignificta)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 August 2008)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 August 2008)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The adult moth of this species is brown with indistinct darker markings. It has a wing span of about 3 cms.
The specimen shown comes from Millmerran (Queensland). The species may be found on a number of islands in the south Pacific, as well as Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 450.
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