Elophila sinuosa (T.P. Lucas, 1892)
(one synonym is Nymphula aristodora Turner, 1908)
ACENTROPINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Elophila sinuosa
(Photo: courtesy of Jacob Crisp, off-shore near Broadwater, New South Wales)

The wings of the adult of this species are pale brown with black and white markings. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

Elophila sinuosa
(Photo: courtesy of Markos1955, Kununurra, Western Australia)

The species has been found across south-east Asia, including

  • Thailand,

    as well as in Australia in

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.


    Further reading :

    Thomas P. Lucas,
    On twenty new species of Australian Lepidoptera,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 2, Volume 7 (1892), pp. 261-262.


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    (written 17 October 2021, updated 27 January 2025)