Agrioglypta deliciosa (Butler, 1887)
 (also known as Talanga deliciosa)
SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Bart Hacobian & Stella Crossley


(Photo: Bart Hacobian, Mt Lewis, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species is white and brown, patterned as a series of bands and triangles. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms.

This species is found in

  • New Guinea,

    and only rarely in Australia, in

  • Queensland.

    This species is very similar to its related species Agrioglypta excelsalis, but the shape of one of the white markings on the forewings is different.

    Further reading :

    Arthur G. Butler,
    Description of New Species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera (Pyralites) from the Solomon Islands,
    The Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
    5th Series, Volume 20 (1887), pp. 118-119, No. 9.

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    (updated 13 June 2005, 30 May 2020)