Leuroperna sera (Meyrick, 1885)
(previously known as : Rhigognostis sera)
PLUTELLIDAE

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

Leuroperna sera
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

This caterpillar feeds on various species of BRASSICACEAE.

Leuroperna sera
(Photo: courtesy of Landcare Research Ltd., New Zealand)

The adult moth is fawn with brown markings, and has a wingspan of about 1 cm.

It is found over much of south-east Asia, including:

  • Japan,
  • New Zealand, and
  • Taiwan,
    and in Australia in:
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Tasmania.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 21.8, p. 208.

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    (updated 25 May 2010)