Lion's Mane Moth
(one synonym: Miresa humeralis Walker, 1865)
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have brown forewings, each with a white mark at the base of the costa. The hindwings are completely pale brown.
The head, thorax, and abdomen are densely covered in brown hair-like scales. The legs are covered in black and grey hair-like scales. The wingspan is about 3.5 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 104.
Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera in the collection of W. W. Sanders Esq.,
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
Series 3, Volume 1 (1862), p. 274.
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 113.
(updated 1 November 2010, 27 January 2017, 13 August 2019, 12 January 2021)