Abantiades ocellatus
| Abantiades ocellatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Abantiades |
| Species: | A. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Abantiades ocellatus Tindale, 1932 | |
Abantiades ocellatus is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is about 100 mm. Adult females have brown forewings with a sinuous pattern of paler patches with black outlines, some with orange filling. The hindwings are plain pale brown. The males have a white background to the forewings, and have white hindwings.[2]
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