Spectrotrota fimbrialis Warren, 1891 EPIPASCHIINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Kristi Ellingsen, Tasmania)

These Caterpillars have sparse long white hairs, and are black, with a broad yellow dorsal line, several thin white lines along each side, and have a brown head.

(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have forewings that are speckled dark brown, with broad dark patterned margins. The hindwings are each grey brown with a few vague dark stripes, and with an orange area near the base. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Andrew Mitchell, Australian Museum)

The species has been found in most of Australia including :

Western Australia.

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

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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. 427.

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(updated 16 August 2013, 23 October 2025)