Diathrausta ochreipennis (Butler, 1886)
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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


female
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult female moths of this species are black with white spots on the forewings and yellow spots on the hindwings.


male
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The male adult moths are similar bot have white spots on the hindwings.


The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

It is a schlerophyll forest species, widespread in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 19 June 2005)