SPILOMELINI , PYRAUSTINAE , CRAMBIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The adult moth of this species is yellow with three black stripes across each fore wing, and one across each hind wing. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species is found over the western half of Australia, and inland eastern Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 357.
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(updated 23 August 2004)