(previously known as : Bursada cleis)
IMMIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
These caterpillars have been found feeding gregariously on the foliage of the Mistletoe:
The caterpillars pupate on a leaf in a circular communal cocoon.
The adult moths are black, with a wide orange stripe across each wing.
The eggs approximately have a diameter of about 2 mm. They are white and circular with a raised yellow middle.
The species is found in
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 7.29, p. 312.
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(updated 23 February 2011)