(one synonym: Xyleutes pycnosticta Turner, 1945) ZEUZERINAE, COSSIDAE, COSSOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch,
Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia)
The adult moths of this species have streaky grey forewings, each with a fine black reticulated pattern. The hindwings have a similar pattern around the margins, fading to off-white at the bases. The thorax is black. The wingspan of the male is about 7 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Supplement 2 (1865), p. 585.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 5 February 2021)