Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hepialidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Abantiades | |
Similar Abantiades latipennis, Abantiades hyalinatus, Abantiades, Hepialidae | ||
Abantiades ocellatus is a moth of the Hepialidae family. 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.
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