Cathyalia pallicostalis (Walker, 1863)
 (previously : Nephopteryx pallicostalis)
PHYCITINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

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

This adult moth has grey forewings each with brown veins and pale patches, including a pale band along the costa. The hindwings are white with brown edges. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species occurs in south-east Asia, including

  • India,

    and Australia in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Francis Walker,
    Crambites & Tortricites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 27 (1863), p. 63, No. 44.

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    (written 21 August 2012, updated 14 May 2021)