| (formerly known as Mieza rubritexta) LACTURIDAE, ZYGAENOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
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| (formerly known as Mieza rubritexta) LACTURIDAE, ZYGAENOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
This adult moth has pale yellow forewings, each with a network of orange lines. The hindwings are pale orange. The head and thorax are yellow crossed by orange lines. The abdomen is orange. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Hyponomeutidae
Exotic Microlepidoptera,
Volume 1 (1915), pp. 141-142.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  imagoes |  caterpillar |
(written 21 October 2019)