| (formerly known as Harpagomorpha catharopa) GALLERIINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
|
| (formerly known as Harpagomorpha catharopa) GALLERIINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
These adult moths are brown forewings sometimes with dark red veins from base to margin, each bearing a darker dot near the margin, with dots forming a submarginal arc. The hindwings are plain pale yellow. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species has been found in Australia in
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
A revision of the Australian Arctiidae (Lepidoptera),
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 48 (1937), p. 63.
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(written 3 November 2014, updated 9 January 2025)