(one synonym : Metasia bilunalis Hampson, 1913)
CRAMBINAE , CRAMBIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Jenny Holmes, Victoria)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Jenny Holmes, Victoria)
This Caterpillar is a pest on :
The adult moths have forewings with a pale brown and white pattern, and a dark brown flash across the middle. The hindwings are plain white. 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.
The species is found in :
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 32.14, pp. 66, 351.
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(updated 6 September 2011)