(previously known as Cyphosticha bryonoma) GRACILLARIINAE, GRACILLARIIDAE, GRACILLARIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Specimen: courtesy of the
The Australian Museum
The Caterpillars of this species feed on:
The adult moth has a fringe on the trailing edge of each wing. The fore wings have a pattern of light and dark brown markings. The hind wings are a uniform dark brown. Its wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
The Lepidoptera of Ebor Scrub, N.S.W.,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 39 (1914), p. 563.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(updated 7 October 2001)