Dasypodia cymatodes Guenee, 1852
Northern Old Lady Moth
CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

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

(updated 3 November 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Evan Harris)

The adult of this species is brown with a pattern of zig-zag dark lines parallel to the margin. The outer margins are edged in white dots. Each forewing has a large blue, brown, and black eyespot in the central area. The eyespot has a triangular internal structure.

The hindwings are plain brown each having several faint submarginal dark zizzag lines, and marginal arc of dark dots. The moth has a wingspan of about 8 cms.

The species is found in :

  • Western Australia,
  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 451.


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