Elesma subglauca

Elesma subglauca
Elesma subglauca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Elesma
Species: E. subglauca
Binomial name
Elesma subglauca
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Metaptila ptilomela Lower, 1900
  • Amaloptila triorbis Turner, 1903
  • Spathoptila cyclophora Turner, 1944

Elesma subglauca is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the southern half of Australia.

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The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults have grey forewings with a faint tracer pattern. The hindwings are white, shading to grey at the apices.

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