Musotima ochropteralis (Guenée, 1854)
(previously known as : Isopteryx ochropteralis)
 MUSOTIMINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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


female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Melbourne)

The caterpillars of this species feed on:

  • Maidenhair Fern ( Adiantum aethiopicum, POLYPODIOPHYTA ).

    The adult moths of this species are brown with various markings, including a prominent white comma-shaped spot outlined in black on each forewing. The wingspam is about 2 cms.

    The species is found over the whole of Australia, including:

  • Western Australia,
  • South Australia,
  • Tasmania,
  • Victoria,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • New South Wales,

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig 33.3, p. 352.

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    (updated 3 April 2013)