Asarta fuliginosa (Turner, 1942)
 (previously known as Gauna fuliginosa)
PHYCITINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Asarta fuliginosa
(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Melbourne, Victoria)

The moth is grey or brown, with forewings each crossed by two vague blotchy dark bands, and plain hindwings. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Asarta fuliginosa
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Fragmenta lepidopterologica,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 53 (1942), p. 85.

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    (written 9 December 2018, updated 12 November 2019)