Hednota megalarcha (Meyrick, 1885) (one synonym : Thinasotia pedalarcha Hampson, 1896) CRAMBINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of John Bundock, Namadgi National Park, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have brown forewings that have a specific pattern of dark-edged white lines. The hindwings vary from yellowish-grey to brown. The moths are inclined to hold their long labial palps straight out in front of the head, looking like a birds beak. The moths have a wingspan of about 3.5 cms.

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

The species is found in :

Tasmania.

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Further reading :

Edward Meyrick,
On the classification of the Australian Pyralidina,
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
1885, Part 4, p. 454.

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(written 3 May 2018, updated 22 May 2021)