Parcemacula Moth - Ophiusa parcemacula
Family Noctuidae
This page contains pictures and information about Parcemacula Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Wingspan 60mm
- Jan 2008, Karawatha Forest, She-oak Area, the moth was resting on the forest floor.
- The moth is pale brown in colour with a dark brown comma mark on middle of forewings and another similar marking near tip of wings. Not much is known about the caterpillars.
- The hind wings are yellow in colour with large black patch, although we did not take the underwings photos yet.
- Oct 2011, Carbrook Wetland
- The moth is usually found hiding on ground among leaves litters.
- Reference:
- 1. Images of Ophiusa parcemacula - All Leps, Barcode of Life, 2006.
- 2. Ophiusa parcemacula (T.P. Lucas, 1891) - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2008.
- 3. Moths of Australia - Ian F.B.Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p454, plate21.10.
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