Oxycophina theorina (Meyrick, 1887)
(synonym : Siculodes fenestrata Pagenstecher, 1888)
 RHODONEURINI ,   SICULODINAE ,   THYRIDIDAE

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

Oxycophina theorina
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species are brownish orange, with several paler and darker bands across each wing. The hindwings have a variable number of indistinct white spots.

The eggs are white and spherical, and laid in groups of about 5 in irregular rows on a foodplant.

The species is found in:

  • New Guinea,
    and in Australia in
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 31.4, p. 341.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 126.

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    (updated 2 November 2010)