(formerly known as Procris rufiventris) PROCRIDINAE, ZYGAENIDAE, ZYGAENOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
female
(Photo: copyright of Brett and Marie Smith, at
Ellura Sanctuary, South Australia)
The Caterpillars of this species are thought to feed on
The adult moth has grey speckled wings, sometimes with a white mark near the middle of each wing. The abdomen is orange on top and grey underneath. The male moths have a wingspan of about 1 cm. The females have a wingspan of about 0.8 cm.
The species has been found in:
The genus suggested for this species is controversial.
Further Reading:
Gerhard M. Tarmann,
Zygaenid moths of Australia,
CSIRO Publishing 2004, p. 174.
Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 1 (1854), p. 110, No. 11.
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(updated 15 June 2009, 9 February 2024)