Ectadiosoma straminea (T.P. Lucas, 1892)
(one synonym : Pachyzancla geminalis Hampson, 1913)
SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Nick Monaghan, Tewantin, Queensland)

The adults of this species are a brown, with a number of black spots on each forewing, and one black spot near the middle of each hindwing. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species is found in Australia, where it occurs in

  • Queensland.


    Further reading

    Thomas P. Lucas,
    On twenty new species of Australian Lepidoptera,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 2, Volume 7 (1892), p. 263.


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    (updated 26 February 2008)