(previously known as Stericta marmorea) EPIPASCHIINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species are pale brown with extensive dark markings on each forewing. Each forewing has a complex pale area around the apex, from costa to margin. The hindwings are pale brown with dark borders. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species is found in
Further reading :
William Warren,
Descriptions of new genera and species of Pyralidae contained in the British Museum Collection,
Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
6th Series, Volume 7 (1891), p. 431.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 7 October 2018, updated 4 February 2020, 11 January 2021)