Hednota impletellus (Walker, 1863)
 (previously known as Crambus impletellus)
CRAMBINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Hednota impletellus
(Photo: copyright of Brett and Marie Smith, at Ellura Sanctuary, South Australia)

The adult moths have forewings that are pale brown, with fractured white stripes. The hindwings are yellow. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

The species has been found in Australia in :

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • South Australia.

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

    Further reading :

    Francis Walker,
    Crambites & Tortricites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 27 (1863), p. 175, No. 128.

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    (written 14 March 2022)