Didymostoma aurotinctalis Hampson, 1898
(previously known as: Bocchoris aurotinctalis)
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

Didymostoma aurotinctalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The moths of this species have transparent wings with black patches, including one at each forewing apex. Both the fore and hind wings have a doubly concave margin.

The species may be found in :

  • New Guinea, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 9.32, p. 356.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 129.

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    (updated 3 November 2010)