Animal Species:Psilopepla mollis (T.P. Lucas, 1894)
This moth with almost transparent wings has a fragile appearance.
Lithosiinae Psilopepla mollis male
D. Britton
© Australian Museum
Identification
Smaller and more delicate in appearance than similar transparent species in other genera. There is a single indistinct black spot in the forewing cell.
Similar Species
Schistophleps albida, S. obducta, Chamaita barnardi
Distribution
Queensland north from Brisbane. A record from Sydney is probably a label error
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Psilopepla mollis specimens from the Australian Museum database
Feeding and Diet
larvae probably feed on lichens
Classification
- Species:
- mollis
- Genus:
- Psilopepla
- Subfamily:
- Lithosiinae
- Family:
- Arctiidae
- Superfamily:
- Noctuoidea
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Class:
- Insecta
- Phylum:
- Arthropoda
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
Dr
Dave Britton
, Collection Manager, Entomology
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Tags lichen moth, Lithosiinae,
