Agrotera amathealis (Walker, 1859)
(one synonym : Pyralis ornatalis)
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Stella Crossley & Bart Hacobian

Agrotera amathealis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

These caterpillars are sometimes a pest on:

  • Forest Red Gum ( Eucalyptus tereticornis, MYRTACEAE ).

    The adult moth has forewings that have a golden basal half, and a grey marginal half split by a jagged orange submarginal band. The hindwings are grey with a gold area along the inner margin. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

    Agrotera amathealis
    (Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

    The species occurs in:

  • northern New South Wales, and
  • Queensland in Australia.

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    (updated 17 March 2012)