Trissernis prasinoscia Meyrick, 1902
 (one synonym : Bryomima elaeodes Turner, 1902)
ACONTIINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
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Trissernis prasinoscia
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Hendry, Sheldon, Queensland)

The moth has pale brown forewings with a complex pattern. The hindwings are white shading to brown at the edges. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Trissernis prasinoscia
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales,.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
    1902, p. 37.

    (written 17 January 2026)