| (also known as Onebala hibisci) DICHOMERIDINAE, GELECHIIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
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| (also known as Onebala hibisci) DICHOMERIDINAE, GELECHIIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
These caterpillars are green with a black head. They have been found feeding on various species of MALVACEAE, including
The adult moths have pale brown forewings each with a bold dark brown pattern. The hindwings are brown with a pale yellow costa. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species has been found across south-east Asia, including
and in Australia in
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 5.23, p. 259.
Henry Tibbats Stainton,
(updated 4 August 2012, 23 April 2026)
Descriptions of twenty-five species of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
New Series, Volume 5 (1858-1861), p. 117, No. 8.
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