| (one synonym is Lethocephala eremospila Lower, 1902) LIMACODIDAE, ZYGAENOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
David Fischer,
Miles, Queensland)
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| (one synonym is Lethocephala eremospila Lower, 1902) LIMACODIDAE, ZYGAENOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
David Fischer,
Miles, Queensland)
The moths have patchy brown forewings, sometimes each with a vague diagonal dark line across the middle. The hindwings are pale brown. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms. The moths are inclined to curl their abdomen up when resting.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Oswald B. Lower,
Descriptions of new genera and species of Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 26 (1902), p. 219.
Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 32 (1865), p. 494.
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(written 30 October 2018, updated 17 May 2024)