| (one synonym : Striglina australina Guenée, 1877) STRIGLININAE, THYRIDIDAE, THYRIDOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Dave Britton & Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Alison Milton,
Scullin, Australian Capital Territory)
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| (one synonym : Striglina australina Guenée, 1877) STRIGLININAE, THYRIDIDAE, THYRIDOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Dave Britton & Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Alison Milton,
Scullin, Australian Capital Territory)
The Caterpillar of this species is green with a a black head and an orange collar. The caterpillar is decorated with several rows of pale spots The caterpillars have been found feeding on the foliage of various species of Gum Trees (Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE), including :
The caterpillar lives in a conical shelter created by rolling the cut edge of a leaf, expelling faecal pellets from the aperture at the narrow end of the cone. If disturbed, the caterpillar exudes a green liquid from its mouth.
The caterpillar pupates in its shelter.
The adult moths vary in colour from brown to orange, always with a pinkish tinge, and have an incomplete darker line across each wing. It rests with a posture characteristic of the family with the wings curved in a shape like a wave. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species is found over most of mainland Australia, including
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pls. 8.19, 25.13, p. 341.
Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 35, Supplement 5 (1866), p. 1575.
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(updated 3 April 2013, 27 October 2013, 31 August 2020)