Rhimphalea sceletalis Lederer, 1863 (one synonym : Rhimphalea aenone Butler, 1886) SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are brown with patterns of cream and white markings. The male moth has a tuft of hair-like scales at the tip of the abdomen which is probably useful for dispersing pheromones. The female does not have this tuft.

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The species has been found in :

Queensland.

drawing by Julius Lederer,
Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift, Volume 7, Part 12 (1863), Plate 15, fig. 3,
image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitized by Ernst Mayr Library, Harvard University.

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Further reading :

Julius Lederer,
Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift,
Volume 7, Part 11 (1863), pp. 410-411, and also Plate 15, fig. 3.

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(updated 23 November 2008, 27 April 2015)