Abantiades ocellatus

(Abantiades ocellatus)

Description

Abantiades ocellatus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia. 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hepialidae
Genus:Abantiades
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