(previously known as Eclipsiodes acrocapna) SCOPARIINI, SCOPARIINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have white forewings, with a lot of dark brown markings. The hindwings are pale yellow with patchy brown margins. The wingspan is about 1.5 cm.
The species has been caught in :
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 27 (1915), pp. 51-52.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 21 January 2013)