Achyra serrulata (Turner, 1932) (previously known as Metasia serrulata) PYRAUSTINI,   PYRAUSTINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moth of this species has brown forewings, each with vague markings including a dark spot near the middle, and dark marks along the costa. The hindwings are pale brown, darkening at the wing-tips. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

The species is found in

Northern Territory.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 56 (1932), p. 192.

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(written 12 April 2019)