Hednota acontophora (Meyrick, 1882)
 (previously known as Thinasotia acontophora)
CRAMBINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Hednota acontophora
(Photo: courtesy of Jenny Holmes, Victoria)

The adult moths of this species have cream forewings, each with a central dark brown streak, some short dark marks at the margin, and often with a dark discal dot. The moths are inclined to hold their long labial palps straight out in front of the head, looking like a birds beak. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

Hednota acontophora
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in :

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera VII: Revisional,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 1, Volume 7, Part 2 (1882), pp. 167-168.

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    (updated 5 April 2011, 18 October 2025)