Acroceuthes metaxanthana (Walker, 1863)
Dog-faced Bell Moth
 (one synonym : Carpocapsa trajectana, Walker, 1864)
ARCHIPINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Acroceuthes metaxanthana
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

This caterpillar was found feeding on:

  • Cranesbill ( Geranium species, GERANIACEAE )

    Acroceuthes metaxanthana
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    The adult moth of this species has wings that are pale brown, with a broad dark brown arc centred on the tornus of each forewing. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

    The species has been found in :

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Francis Walker,
    Tortricites & Tineites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 28 (1863), p. 315, No. 22.

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    (updated 4 June 2010, 18 August 2019)