Yponomeuta paurodes Meyrick, 1907
 YPONOMEUTINAE ,   YPONOMEUTIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The Caterpillars of live singly on a small web on the foodplant They feed on:

  • Red Olive Berry ( Cassine australis, CELASTRACEAE ).

    The adult moth has white fore wings with black spots. The hind wings and abdomen are a dark grey or brown colour. Its wingspan is about 2 cms. The species occurs in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 21.4, p. 204.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 59.

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    (updated 25 October 2010)