(previously known as Crambus recurvellus) CRAMBINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Jess and Peter Koch, Cape Arid, Western Australia)
The adult moths have orange-brown forewings, with each three hooked white stripes. The hindwings are grey. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species has been found in Australia in :
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Crambites & Tortricites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 27 (1863), p. 171, No. 120.
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(written 15 November 2021)