Hylaeora caustopis
Encyclopedia
Hylaeora caustopis is a moth
of the Notodontidae
family. It is known from the southern half of mainland Australia
.
The wingspan
is about 90 mm for males and 100 mm for females. Adults have dark brown forewings, each with a white stripe extending from the base. The hindwings are pale brown with dark edges. The body is orange.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Notodontidae
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
family. It is known from the southern half of mainland Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 90 mm for males and 100 mm for females. Adults have dark brown forewings, each with a white stripe extending from the base. The hindwings are pale brown with dark edges. The body is orange.