(erroneously: Zia tactilis)
NOLINAE, NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 July 2007)
(Specimen: courtesy of
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 July 2007)
(Specimen: courtesy of
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
These Caterpillars feed on various species of MYRTACEAE, for example :
The adult moth has fawn forewings with an indistinct pattern. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms. It is found over most of the southern half of Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 456.
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