Glyphodes eurygania H. Druce, 1902
(previously mistaken for Glyphodes actorionalis Walker 1859)
 SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Glyphodes eurygania
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

These Caterpillars are thought to feed on the foliage of

  • various species of Figs ( Ficus species, MORACEAE ).

    The adult moth is dark brown with one large and sometimes several small translucent white patches on each forewing. The hindwings are also a translucent white, with a broad brown border. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

    The species has been found in

  • Papua,

    as well as in Australia in:

  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Herbert Druce,
    Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera,
    Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
    Series 7, Part 9 (1902), p. 334.

    Graham McDonald,
    Moths of Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park,
    Butterflies and Other Invertebrates Club,
    Metamorphosis Australia,
    Issue 76 (March 2015), p. 11, fig.9. (listed as Glyphodes actorionalis).

    Buck Richardson,
    Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
    LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 37 (listed as Glyphodes actorionalis).

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    (updated 17 March 2012, 15 July 2024)