Chrysothyridia invertalis (Snellen, 1877)
(previously known as : Gonocausta invertalis)
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

Chrysothyridia invertalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth has pale brown wings, with two white marks on the costa of each forewing. The wing apices are recurved, and the wing margins each have a smooth cusp. There is a black tuft of hairs on the tip of the abdomen.

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Queensland.

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    (updated 17 March 2012)