Goniosema euraphota Turner, 1940 LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

female
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are white, with a black band and black spots on each forewing.

male
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The eggs are spherical and pale green with a diameter of about 0.4 mm. They are laid covered in hairs by the mother moth.

egg, highly magnified
(Photo: courtesy of Aila Keto, Springbrook, Queensland)

The species has been found in:

New South Wales.

female
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
A revision of the Australian Arctiidae (Lepidoptera),
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 51 (1940), pp. 73-74, No. 51.

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(created 8 March 2012, updated 10 April 20125)