Donuca lanipes (Butler, 1877)
CATOCALINAE, NOCTUIDAE

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

(updated 4 August 2007)


(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

This adult moth is black with a spectacular pattern, with bold diagonal white lines across each wing. The wingspan is about 6 cms. The species is found over the north-east quarter of Australia.


Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 454.


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