Metoeca foedalis (Guenée, 1854)
(one synonym: Isopteryx leucothoalis Walker, 1859)
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

Metoeca foedalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, LeapFrogOz, Kuranda)

The adult moth is white, with dark brown dots and lines, and pale brown blobs. The moth has a wingspan of about 1.5 cms.

Metoeca foedalis
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The species has been found in:

  • Hong Kong,
  • Japan, and
  • Thailand,
    as well as in Australia in
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 2 December 2011)