Conobathra hemichlaena (Meyrick, 1887) (previously : Pempelia hemichlaena) PHYCITINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The moth has brown forewings with pale patches. The hindwings are white shading to brown at the edges. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The species has been found in Australia in

Victoria.

(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

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Further reading :

Edward Meyrick,
On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific,
Transactions of The Entomological Society of London,
1887, p. 260.

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(created 1 September 2012, updated 3 January 2025)