Euproctis trispila (Turner, 1921)
(previously: Porthesia trispila)
LYMANTRIIDAE

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

(updated 26 August 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

This adult moth is basically brown. Each forewing has two sinuous pale lines across it, and some indistinct pale blotches on the margin. The hindwings are plain cream coloured. The abdomen is dark brown with a hairy yellow tip. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species has been found in Queensland.

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