(synonym : Darala callicesta)
ANTHELIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 24 February 2009)
Male
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 24 February 2009)
Male
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
These Caterpillars have been raised successfully in captivity, being fed on
The adult moths of this species are brown with patterns of dark markings. They have a wing span of about 6 cms. The species is found in an area around Sydney in New South Wales.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 13.3, p. 395.
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 18-19.
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 156.
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