| (previously known as Botys ablactalis) PYRAUSTINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
P. S. Sivaprasad,
Kerala, India)
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| (previously known as Botys ablactalis) PYRAUSTINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
P. S. Sivaprasad,
Kerala, India)
The adult moth has pale brown wings, each crossed by dark zig-zag lines, and shading to darker brown along the margins. The moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species has been found across south-east Asia, including:
as well as in Australia in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Pyralides,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 18 (1859), p. 701, No. 270.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 10 May 2026)