Elesma subglauca

Elesma subglauca, the grey elesma, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in the southern half of Australia.

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

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.

  • "Species Elesma subglauca Walker, 1865". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived from the original 27 November 2012.
  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 July 2013). "Elesma subglauca Walker, 1865 Grey Elesma". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 8 August 2020.


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