| (previously known as Cosmethis glaucoptera) PYRALINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ethan Beaver,
Wondecla, Queensland)
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| (previously known as Cosmethis glaucoptera) PYRALINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ethan Beaver,
Wondecla, Queensland)
These moths are black and white, with yellow on the head, thorax, and bases of the wings. The moths have a wingspan of about 4 cms.
The species occurs in the rain forests of northern Australia in
The adult moths curiously resemble those of Argyrolepidia thoracophora.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 8.26, p. 349.
George F. Hampson,
On new Thyrididae and Pyralidae,
Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
Series 7, Volume 17 (1906), pp. 216-217, No. 2a.
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(updated 24 August 2004, 10 October 2013)