Ancylolomia westwoodi Zeller, 1863
CRAMBINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Ancylolomia westwoodi
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have forewings that are covered in brown stripes, and have recurved margins. The hindwings are white. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and apparently also
  • Tasmania.


    Further reading :

    Philipp C. Zeller,
    Ancyclolomia,
    Chilonidarum et Crambidarum genera et species,
    Berolini (1863), p. 11, No. 4.


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    (written 24 January 2013, updated 6 May 2018)