Cirrhochrista punctulata Hampson, 1896
SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult of this species is white and shiny, with a narrow brown costa and margin and sparse brown speckles. The moth has a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.


(Specimen: from Bundaberg, courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

It is found in

  • Queensland, especially in the complex mesophyll rainforest on Cape York in the Alexandra Range (Daintree), Cape Tribulation, and the Iron Range.

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    (updated 29 January 2012)