Pseudanapaea denotata (Limacodidae)

The adult moths of are pale brown, with two groups of pale-edged darker brown spots forming a vague diagonal line across the middle of each forewing. The hindwings are plain brown. The patterns on the wings of the male and female moths are similar. The wingspan is about 3 cms.The species occurs in Papua, and has been reported widely in Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, but it is thought that Pseudanapaea specimens found in eastern Australia south of the Queensland border listed as Pseudanapaea denotata may be misidentifications of Pseudanapaea transvestita, and the specimens from Western Australia are possible misidentifications of Pseudanapaea dentifascia, but it is also possible that all these names have been mis-applied to other so-far unnamed species in the genus Pseudanapaea.