(one synonym : Stericta leucodesma Lower, 1896) EPIPASCHIINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan,
Imbil, Queensland)
This moth has brown forewings each with a complex pattern, often with a greenish tinge. The hindwings are pale brown, fading to white at the bases. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species is found in :
and in Australia in
Further reading:
William Warren,
New Genera and Species of Pyralidae, Thyrididae, and Epiplemidae,
Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
6th Series, Part 16 (1895), p. 461.
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(written 22 January 2015, updated 30 August 2019)