Charltoniada acrocapna (Turner, 1911)
 (formerly known as Microtalis acrocapna)
CRAMBINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

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

The adult moths have shiny white forewings which each have a brown streak along the middle with sub-streaks forking off it. The hindwings are white, shading to pale brown along the margin. The labial palps are porrect and hairy. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

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

The species is found in Australia in

  • Northern Territory.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
    Annals of the Queensland Museum,
    Volume 10 (1911), pp. 116-117.

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    (written 9 May 2022)