HYPERTROPHIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Monaghan, Little Desert National Park, Victoria)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Monaghan, Little Desert National Park, Victoria)
This Caterpillar, like those of others in this genus probably feeds on :
When ready to pupate, it attaches itself to a leaf by a cremaster. The pupa when formed sticks out from the leaf, unprotected by a cocoon.
The adult moth has satin white wings, with one brown V shaped diagonal stripe, and one incomplete diagonal stripe, and a brown costa, to each forewing. The hindwings are plain satin white.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 78.
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(updated 9 April 2011)