Gerontha acrosthenia Zagulajev, 1972
 MYRMECOZELINAE ,   TINEIDAE

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

Gerontha acrosthenia
(Photo: courtesy of David Rentz, Kuranda)

These caterpillars bore into dead wood.

The adult moths have brown forewings with a mottled pattern. The hindwings are dark brown, but the scales fall off very easily. The hindlegs are very long, and stick out when the moth is at rest.

The species has been found in :

  • New Guinea,
    and in australia in
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 51.

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    (updated 16 March 2011)