Anthela virescens
Adult colour forms found here are: Shades of Green and shades of Brown.
We know that males come to light freely, we are yet to confirm that a female has come to light here.
IDENTIFICATION AIDS: In addition to its uniform colour (green forms or brown forms) A. virescens have two eye-spots on each forewing, a large one clearly visible and a much smaller one, often much more difficult to see. The larger eye-spot has a fine black circular rim with a white interior. Set on the white interior is a black mark, sometimes in the form of three joined lines spreading equal distance apart from the centre of the eye-spot ending at the black rim. The small eye-spot has a very fine black rim and is also centred white with no other markings. There is a reddy-brown postmedial band trans-versing the forewing and continuing on across the hindwing clearly visible when A. virescens is at rest. On the forewing, centred between the outer margin (termen) and the postmedial band, is a row of 8 or 9 black dots, these continue across the hindwing. The antennae and visible legs are white although in some brown form moths may appear in shades of grey.
A. virescens occurs in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. We have seen this species from February to April.
