Euproctis crocea (Walker, 1865)
(previously known as : Chionophasma crocea)
LYMANTRIIDAE

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

(updated 23 August 2004)


(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The adult moth is uniformly brown, except for a lighter spot in the centre of each forewing, and a dark abdomen. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms.


Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 430.


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