| SPILOMELINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
((Photo: courtesy of
Dominic Funnell,
Mission River, Queensland)
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| SPILOMELINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
((Photo: courtesy of
Dominic Funnell,
Mission River, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has wings that are brown with a purple sheen, and have a white and pale brown pattern near the base. The wing margins are broadly chequered. The abdomen has white and pale brown banding, and a brown tip. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found 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. 220.
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(written 3 May 2025, updated 4 May 2025)