Myriostephes matura Meyrick, 1884 (one synonym is Metasia crocophara Turner, 1915) SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moth of this species has orange-brown forewings, each with three dark jagged transverse lines. The hindwings are brown with two vague grey transverse bands. The wingspan is about 1.3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The species has been found in :

Australian Capital Territory.

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Further reading :

Edward Meyrick,
On the classification of Australian Pyralidina,
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
1884, p. 328.

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(written 8 February 2021)