(previously known as Eclipsiodes acrocapna) SCOPARIINI, SCOPARIINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
William Hall,
Googong, New South Wales)
The adult moths of this species have speckled grey forewings, each with dark markings, often including two irregular patches near the middle of the wing, an arc of dark spots along the margin, and a submarginal arc of long dark streaks. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been caught in :
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 27 (1915), pp. 52-53.
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(written 10 March 2022, updated 19 March 2022)