1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1: Australia, New South Wales, Darlington Point near Griffith, riverside campground, 30. January 2010 (det. & freelandphoto: Mario Finkel), conf. Egbert FriedrichForum

2: Australia, New South Wales, Bringelly near Sydney, farmland, 22. October 2009 (det. & freelandphoto: Mario Finkel), conf. Egbert FriedrichForum

3: Australia, New South Wales, Bringelly near Sydney, farmland, 1. November 2009 (det. & freelandphoto: Mario Finkel), conf. Egbert FriedrichForum

2. Diagnosis

1-3: ♂, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

1-3: ♀, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

2.1. Original description

1-3: Donovan (1805: unpaginated text, pl. 36 fig. 4) [from copyright-free scans at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Other combinations

• Phalaena ocultaria Donovan, 1805 [original combination]

3.2. Literature

• Original description: Donovan, E. (1805): An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans: Including the Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty-Three Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful, and Interesting Insects, Hitherto Discovered in those Countries, and which for the most Part have not Appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. The Figures are Correctly Delineated from Specimens of the Insects; and with the Descriptions are Arranged According to the Linnæan System, with Reference to the Writings of Fabricius and other Entomologists: I-IV; pl. [1]-[41]; unpaginated text pages. London.