Stenopaltis lithina Swinhoe, 1901
 HYPENINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Stenopaltis lithina
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult moth is greyish brown with dark wiggly lines and a dark spot near the middle of each wing. The wings are narrow, and each forewing has a hooked and acute wingtip. The moth has prominent labial palps . The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

Stenopaltis lithina
(Photo: courtesy of BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Stenopaltis lithina
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

    Further reading :

    Charles Swinhoe,
    New genera and species of Eastern and Australian moths.,
    The Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
    Series 7, Volume 8 (1901), p. 23.

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    (written 7 July 2012, updated 22 September 2018, 5 April 2021)