(synonym : Darala callicesta)
ANTHELIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 28 February 2004)
Male
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 28 February 2004)
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, p. 395.
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