(one synonym : Xyleutes spilota Turner, 1936) ZEUZERINAE, COSSIDAE, COSSOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Steven Dodge, Dalmeny, New South Wales)
The adult moths of this species have off-white wings, with pale brown veins, chequered margins, and a lot of black speckles all over.
The moths have a wingspan of up to 4 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Oswald B. Lower,
Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 25 (1900), pp. 39-40.
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(written 16 January 2020, 23 May 2021)