1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1: Australien, Queensland, Eungella Chalet, beleuchtete Außenwand, 8. September 2013 (det. & fot.: Dr. Jochen Tamm)

2. Diagnosis

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

2.1. Original description

1-2: Guenée (1852: 175-176) [from copyright-free scans at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Faunistics

This Australian species is an adventive species in New Zealand. Emmerson & Hoare (2019: 66) wrote about Albany (Auckland): "Common from November until April, particularly late summer into autumn when they frequently enter the house."

(Author: Erwin Rennwald)

3.2. Literature

• Emmerson, A. & R. Hoare (2019): Lepidoptera from Redvale, Albany, north of Auckland, New Zealand, 2004-2016: an annotated list. — The Weta, 53: 43-70. [weta.ento.org.nz]
• Original description: Guenée (1852): Noctuélites 3. = Boisduval & Guenée (1852): Histoire naturelle des insectes. Species général des lépidoptères 7: 1-442, Errata. Paris (Roret).

3.3. Information at other websites (external links)

• [BOLD]
• [Butterfly House]