(now thought to be a junior synonym of Ecpyrrhorrhoe rufipicta Butler, 1880) PYRAUSTINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Peter Hendry,
Sheldon, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has yellow wings crossed by faint brown zigzag lines. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species is found 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.
Lanbin Xiang, Kai Chen, Xiaohua Chen, Yongjiang Duan, and Dandan Zhang
A revision of the genus Ecpyrrhorrhoe Hübner, 1825
from China based on morphology and molecular data,
with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustinae),
Zookeys, 1090,
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 16 January 2024)