Chasmina pulchra (Walker, [1858])
(previously known as : Acontia pulchra)
 AMPHIPYRINAE ,  NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 28 May 2009)


(Photo: courtesy of the Bruce Anstee)

The Caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on :

  • Kurrajong ( Brachychiton populneus, STERCULIACEAE ).

    The adult moth is a satin-white with brown markings on the costa of each fore wing. The species occurs over the northern two thirds of Australia.


    (Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 462.

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