Scaphidriotis xylogramma Turner, 1899
 (also known as Halone xylogramma)
LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Scaphidriotis xylogramma
(Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Maleny, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are brown with white squiggly bands on each forewing. The hindwings are brown shading to off-white at the margins. The wingspan is about 1.6 cms.

Scaphidriotis xylogramma
(Photo: courtesy of David Britton, Australian Museum)

The species is found in:

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Notes of Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 23 (1899), p. 14.

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    (written 23 January 2023)