Sympycnodes arachnophora (Turner, 1945)
 (formerly known as Xyleutes arachnophora)
ZEUZERINAE,   COSSIDAE,   COSSOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Sympycnodes arachnophora
(Photo: courtesy of Ian Baird, O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have grey forewings, each with a complex dark reticulated pattern. The hindwings are plain grey. The wingspan of females is about 4.5 cms. The wingspan of males is about 3.5 cms.

The species has been found in

  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Axel Kallies & Douglas J. Hilton,
    Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae),
    Zootaxa,
    3454 (2012), p. 29.

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    A revision of the Australian Cossidae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 56 (1945), p. 51, No. 14.

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    (written 20 February 2024)