Ancylodes penicillata Turner, 1905
PHYCITINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

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

This moth has pale brown forewings, each with streaky speckles. The hindwings are off-white. The wingspan is about 2 cm.

The species has been found in :

  • Victoria.


    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    A preliminary revision of the Australian Thyrididae and Pyralidae: Part II,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 19 (1905), p. 46.


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    (written 8 February 2022, updated 9 July 2023)