Meroctena staintonii Lederer, 1863
(one synonym : Lygropis sirioxantha Meyrick, 1886)
PYRAUSTINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

Meroctena staintonii
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, LeapFrogOz, Kuranda)

The moth of this species has yellow wings, each with a broad darker margin. Each forewing has an outline of a comma shaped mark near the middle.

Specimens of this species have been caught in :

  • Queensland.

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    (updated 18 March 2012)