Corynophora lativittalis (Walker, 1863)
 (previously known as Crambus lativittalis)
CRAMBINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Corynophora lativittalis
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Blackheath, New South Wales)

This adult moth has dark brown forewings with two white longitudinal stripes. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

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

The species has bee found in

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania,
  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Francis Walker,
    Crambites & Tortricites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 27 (1863), pp. 171-172, No. 121.

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    (updated 6 June 2011, 1 September 2019, 21 May 2021)