Agrotera glycyphanes Chen, Horak & Zhang, 2017
 SPILOMELINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Agrotera glycyphanes
(Photo: courtesy of Dominic Funnell, Mission River, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has wings that are brown with a purple sheen, and have a cream and yellow pattern near the base. The wing margins are broadly chequered. The abdomen has cream and yellow banding, and a brown tip. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Agrotera glycyphanes
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland.

    Although the wing patterns are similar to those of other species of Agrotera, the structure of the genitalia is unique.

    Further reading :

    Kai Chen, Marianne Horak, Xicui Du, & Dandan Zhang,
    Revision of the Australian species of Agrotera Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)
    Zootaxa,
    part 4362, section 2, (2017), p. 216.

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    (written 16 May 2026)