Osiriaca ptousalis (Walker, 1859) (previously known as Myriotis ptousalis) SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Merimbula, New South Wales)

The adult moth of this species has orangish brown forewings, each with a couple of indistinct pale transverse lines. The hindwings are pale brown. The undersides of the wings each have a dark bar. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in:

Western Australia.

underside
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Merimbula, New South Wales)

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Pyralides,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 18 (1859), p. 728.

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(updated 24 March 2011, 27 November 2017, 5 September 2019, 26 November 2020)