(previously known as Matalia concisella)
EPIPASCHIINAE , PYRALIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
This Caterpillar is brown with pale bands between segments, and a mottled brown head. It lives in a nest of dead leaves held together with silk on its food plant. It has been found in Sydney and in Byron Bay on:
It grows to a length of about 2 cms.
The moth has a complex grey or brown pattern on the forewings and pale brown hindwings which darken toward the margins. The moth has a wing span of about 2 cms.
The species is found in :
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(updated 8 February 2012)