(previously known as Simaethis ophiosema) CHOREUTINAE, CHOREUTIDAE, SESIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Lee-Anne Percival, Perth, Western Australia)
The caterpillars of this species are pale brown with four black warts on the side of each segment.
The caterpillars have been found feeding on:
The caterpillars live in a silk shelter in a partly curled leaf. The caterpillars grow to a length of about 1 cm. They pupate in their silk shelter.
The pupa is brown, with a length of about 5 mms.
The adults have forewings and hindwings that have complex patterns of orange and brown. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species is found in :
as well as in Australia in:
Further reading
Oswald B. Lower,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 20 (1896), pp. 167-168.
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(updated 25 October 2008, 24 April 2020)