Cyclodes spectans Snellen, 1866
(one synonym: Cyclodes pulchra Bethune-Baker, 1906)
CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

(updated 14 August 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth has greyish-brown forewings with feathery patterns, each wing with an eye spot near the base. The hindwings are white with black bands near the margin, and a brown band near the base. The wingspan is about 6 cms.

The species occurs in Queensland.


Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 451.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 197.


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