Nanaguna breviuscula Walker, 1863
Pigeonpea Pod Borer
(also known as : Etanna breviuscula)
 SARROTHRIPINAE ,   NOLIDAE

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

Nanaguna breviuscula
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The caterpillars of this moth have been found feeding on :

  • Bushman's Clothes Pegs ( Grevillea glauca, PROTEACEAE ),
  • Tick Trefoil ( Desmodium species, FABACEAE ), and
  • the flowers of Mango ( Mangifera indicans, ANACARDIACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

    The adult moth is buff and grey, with dark brown patches on each forewing. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

    The species occurs from India to Samoa, including:

  • Borneo,
  • Hong Kong,
  • India,
  • New Guinea,
  • Taiwan,
    and in Australlia:
  • the north of Western Australia,
  • the Northern Territory,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 459.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, fig. 48.13, p. 186.

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    (updated 26 January 2010)