(one synonym : Isopteryx bilunatalis Walker, 1866) SPILOMELINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Kuttner, Tamborine Mountain, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species is white with brown markings, including broad brown borders to the wings, and a brown area around the hinge of each forewing. The brown areas are generally edged with black. The antennae of the males in this genus each have a sharp bend with a spur at the bend. The moth has a wing span of about 1.5 cms.
The species is found in :
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Pyralides,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 17 (1859), p. 363.
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(updated 5 February 2010, 3 December 2021)