Orthaga atribasalis Warren, 1895
 (one synonym : Stericta leucodesma Lower, 1896)
EPIPASCHIINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
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and
Stella Crossley

Orthaga atribasalis
(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

This moth has brown forewings each with a complex pattern, often with a greenish tinge. The hindwings are pale brown, fading to white at the bases. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

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

The species is found in :

  • New Guinea,

    and in Australia in

  • Queensland.

    Further reading:

    William Warren,
    New Genera and Species of Pyralidae, Thyrididae, and Epiplemidae,
    Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
    6th Series, Part 16 (1895), p. 461.

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    (written 22 January 2015, updated 30 August 2019)