(previously known as :Pyrausta perflavalis) PYRAUSTINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has dark yellow forewings with three zigzag brown lines across each one. The hindwings are pale yellow, with narrow brown margins. The moth has a wingspan of about 2.5 cms
The species is found in
Further reading :
George F. Hampson,
Revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and family Pyralida. (Part 1),
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,
1899 (part 2), p. 262.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 23 January 2013)