Chamaita barnardi (T.P. Lucas, 1894)
Scientific name: Chamaita barnardi
Similar species:
Psilopepla mollis, Schistopleps albida. S. obducta
Psilopepla mollis, Schistopleps albida. S. obducta
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Lichen moth (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)
Image: David Britton
© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Chamaita
- Species
- barnardi
- Subfamily
- Lithosiinae
- Family
- Arctiidae
- Super Family
- Noctuoidea
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Class
- Insecta
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Kingdom
- Animalia
Introduction
These small moths with almost transparent wings can be common at lights in northern Queensland. Males have unusual structures on their antennae, legs and forewings.
Identification
Males are easily separated from other similar species by the elongate basal segment (scape) on the antennae and the elliptical patch of elongate scales on the central part of the forewing (sex scales).
Distribution
Coastal and montane Queensland north from Townsville
Feeding and diet
Larvae probably feed on lichen
