Pleuroptya tenuis (Warren, 1896)
(one synonym : Syleptis crocophanes Lower, 1902)
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

Pleuroptya tenuis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species have wings that are a translucent brown, with some wiggly brown lines, and three dark marks along the costa of each forewing, and one on the costa of each hindwing.

The species occurs in Australia in:

  • Queensland.

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    (updated 5 February 2010)