| (previously : Nephopteryx pallicostalis) PHYCITINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@outlook.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
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| (previously : Nephopteryx pallicostalis) PHYCITINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@outlook.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
This adult moth has brown forewings each with a pale band along the costa. The hindwings are white with brown edges. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species occurs in south-east Asia, including
and Australia in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Crambites & Tortricites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 27 (1863), p. 63, No. 44.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 21 August 2012)