Cangetta haematera (Turner, 1937) (formerly known as Cataclysta haematera) SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Dominic Funnell, Iron Range, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have white forewings, each crossed by two vague broken broad black bands, and a third orange band edged with a wavy black line. Each hindwing has a broken brown and orange splodge crossed by a black wavy line. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Dominic Funnell, Cairns, Queensland)

The moths have a curious resting position with the head held high, and the abdominal tip curled up too. The species occurs in Australia in

Queensland.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Bart Hacobian, Iron Range, Queensland)

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera),
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 48 (1937), p. 77.

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(written 23 June 2018, updated 3 October 2024)