Zeuzera quieta (Turner, 1932) (sometimes known as Orientozeuzera quieta) ZEUZERINAE,   COSSIDAE,   COSSOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Michael Sim, Kimberly, Western Australia)

The adult moths have a sparse pattern of dark marks on white wings. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

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

The species has been found in the tropical north of Australia, including

Queensland.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 56 (1932), p. 194.

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(written 27 July 2025, updated 29 July 2025)