Tipanaea patulella Walker, 1863
(one synonym : Scirpophaga exsanguis Meyrick, 1882)
SCHOENOBIINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris in Morwell Park, Victoria)

The Caterpillars of this species are thought to bore into the stems of :

  • Rushes ( Juncus, JUNCACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    The adult moths are white, and have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    The species is found over much of Australia, including

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • Western Australia.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia,
    Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 33.9, p. 353.

    Francis Walker,
    Crambites and Tortricites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 28 (1863), p. 522-523, No. 1.


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    (updated 22 January 2013, 20 November 2017, 2 September 2019, 29 December 2020, 20 December 2021)