| Fruit Sucking Moth (one synonym : Adris rutilus Moore, 1881) CALPINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
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| Fruit Sucking Moth (one synonym : Adris rutilus Moore, 1881) CALPINAE, EREBIDAE, NOCTUOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has brown forewings shaped like leaves, complete with central vein, and a semicircular piece cut out of the hind margin. The vein sometimes has a white spot near the middle. The hindwings are yellow, each with two large black comma-shaped marks. The wingspan is about 10 cms.
The species occurs across south-east Asia, from India to the Solomons, including
and Australia in
The moths are a pest, attacking fruit in order to suck the juice. The puncture in the fruit skin allows microbial organisms to enter the fruit and cause premature rotting. Control is being attempted using :
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 20.11, p. 449.
Frederic Moore,
The lepidopterous fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,
1877, Part 3, p. 607.
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 136.
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(updated 8 January 2011, 23 February 2017, 17 August 2019, 1 September 2020)