Caprinia felderi Lederer, 1863 SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are white, with broad black margins to each wing. The forewings each have a black line along the costa, and the hindwings each have a black spot on the costa. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

The species has been found in :

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Julius Lederer,
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pyralidinen,
Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift,
Volume 7, Part 11 (1863), p. 478, No. 97.

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(updated 17 March 2012)