BRACHODIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
male
(Photo: courtesy of
David Rentz, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
male
(Photo: courtesy of
David Rentz, Kuranda)
The Caterpillar of this species has been found boring into
The adults are dark brown with an orange thorax. The females also have orange marks on the forewings, and a basal orange patch on each hindwing. The wingspan is about 1 cm.
The adult moths are unusual in that they are active during the day and night, flying very fast, and alighting only very briefly.
The species is found in Queensland.
Further reading :
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 106.
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(updated 19 September 2010)
