Scorpiopsis pyrobola (Meyrick, 1887)
(previously known as Gonionota superba)
DEPRESSARIIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Scorpiopsis pyrobola
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The moths of this species have rusty brown forewings covered in white spots of various sizes. The hindwings are a plain off-white. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

The species is found in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 238.


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    (updated 6 February 2010)