Sycacantha exedra (Turner, 1916)
(one synonym : Argyroploce irrorea Lower, 1916)
 OLETHREUTINI ,   OLETHREUTINAE ,   TORTRICIDAE

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

Sycacantha exedra
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth of this species has a complex pattern of shades of brown, on the forewings, which each have a prominent white spot. The hindwings are plain brown. The thorax has a hairy brown crest.

The species occurs in:

  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 102.

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    (updated 26 March 2012)