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Elesma subglauca

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Elesma subglauca
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E. subglauca
Binomial name
Elesma subglauca
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Metaptila ptilomela Lower, 1900
  • Amaloptila triorbis Turner, 1903
  • Spathoptila cyclophora Turner, 1944

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.

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.