Orange Cup Moth
(one synonym is Anapaea trigona Turner, 1942)
LIMACODIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 9 June 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 9 June 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
The adult moths of this species have spotty brown forewings, each with a double pale spot near the middle. The hindwings and abdomen are brown, and the thorax is white and hairy.
The species occurs in the east of Australia, including
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 butterflies |
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