Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Sighting 4666988

Arctornis queenslandica

A Tussock moth (Lymantriini at Wooroonooran, QLD

Arctornis queenslandica at Wooroonooran, QLD - 22 Oct 2008 11:06 PM
Arctornis queenslandica at Wooroonooran, QLD - 22 Oct 2008 11:06 PM
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Arctornis queenslandica 4 May 2025 donhe
Arctornis queenslandica 4 May 2025 ibaird
Arctornis (genus) 4 May 2025 ibaird
Unverified 4 May 2025 PJH123

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Arctornis sp

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ibaird wrote:
   4 May 2025
Lepidoptera Butterfly House recognises two Australian species A. ucens and A. queenslandicus. The former shows a single black dot centrally located in each forewing and hindwing, whereas the latter apparently lacks these dots although it does show a greenish tipped abdomen and a greenish flush on the forewings (see
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/lucens.html
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/queenslandica.html
However, this specimen apparently lacks these identifying marks.
Bold Australia recognises and illustrates a third species which apparently shows single balck dots in the mid forewing only.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=WALPI821-18
PJH123 wrote:
   4 May 2025
Peter Mackey, 2016
Review of the Australian species of Arctornis Germar, 1810 (Lepidoptera:Erebidae:Lymantriinae),
Australian Entomologist, Volume 43, Part 4 (2016), pp. 174-177.
Describes 5 new species, which includes lucens and queenslandica all from N QLD

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