Neochera dominia (Cramer, 1780)
(one synonym: Aganais herpa Snellen 1879)
AGANAIDAE

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

(updated 25 April 2008)

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

The adult moths of this species are off-white with dark wing margins and a black spot in the middle of each hind wing, and a black spot at the base of each fore wing. They have a yellow abdomen with a black spot on the top of each segment. The moths have a wingspan of about 6 cms. The species is found over much of south-east Asia, including

  • Borneo,
  • Burma,
  • Thailand, as well as
  • the tropical north of Australia including Townsville.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 442.

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