| (previously known as Cryptolechia ferrorubella) PHYCITINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan,
Imbil, Queensland)
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| (previously known as Cryptolechia ferrorubella) PHYCITINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan,
Imbil, Queensland)
The moth has dark brown forewings, each with a pale transverse line about one third along from the base. The hindwings are pale brown, often reddish. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species has been found in
as well as in Australia in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 29 (1864), pp. 757-758, No. 133.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 11 November 2014, updated 14 May 2020, 10 January 2021)