Cataclysta psathyrodes Turner, 1908
 ACENTROPINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

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

The adult moths of this species have white wings with variable brown markings. The wingspan is about 1.2 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

  • Queensland.

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

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of the Australian Hesperiidae,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 32 (1908), pp. 83-84.

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    (written 18 October 2021)