1. Falter

2. Diagnosis

1-6: two ♂♂, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

3. Further information

3.1. Etymology

McQuillan (1985: 192): “The specific name is an aboriginal word meaning “snow” in reference to the species' range at high altitudes in the Snowy Mountains of south-eastern Australia.”

3.2. Type material

McQuillan (1985: 192): “Holotype ♂, labelled “Mt. Ginini A.C.T. 5200 ft., 9 January 1957, I.F.B. Common” Registration number 3316 (ANIC).” — Paratypes: 6 ♂♂ and 9 ♀♀, all from Australia.

3.3. Literature

• Erstbeschreibung: McQuillan, P. B. (1985): A taxonomic revision of the Australian autumn gum moth genus Mnesampela Guest (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Ennominae). — Entomologica scandinavica 16 (2): 175-202.