Lophocnema eusphyra (Turner, 1917)
 (formerly known as Oligophlebia eusphyra)
TINTHIINAE,   SESIIDAE,   SESIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Bart Hacobian, Millaa Millaa, Queensland)

The Caterpillars of this species are thought to feed on

  • Quandongs (Elaeocarpus species, ELAEOCARPACEAE).

    The adult moths look remarkably like wasps, but have a wider connection between the thorax and abdomen. The moths have black forewings, each with a submarginal lacuna, and transparent hindwings. The females have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms. The males have a wingspan of about 2 cms.


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

    The species has been found in Australia in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Lepidopterological gleanings,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 29 (1917), p. 79.

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    (written 4 December 2023)