| SPILOMELINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Richard Fuller,
Beaudesert, Queensland)
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| SPILOMELINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Richard Fuller,
Beaudesert, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has wings that are brown with a purple sheen, and have a cream and yellow pattern near the base. The wing margins are broadly chequered. The abdomen has cream and yellow banding, and a brown tip. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in
as well as in Australia in
Although the wing patterns are similar to those of other species of Agrotera, the structure of the genitalia is unique.
Further reading :
Kai Chen, Marianne Horak, Xicui Du, & Dandan Zhang,
Revision of the Australian species of Agrotera Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)
Zootaxa,
part 4362, section 2, (2017), p. 216.
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(written 3 May 2025, updated 4 May 2025)