Agriophara platyscia Lower, 1908
 STENOMATINAE,   OECOPHORIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Agriophara platyscia
(Photo: courtesy of Merlin Crossley, Melbourne, Victoria)

The first instar of this Caterpillar is white with red intersegmental rings. As it grows, the caterpillar becomes pale green, with brown lines along the sides. It lives between leaves of its food plant joined with silk, and feeds on:

  • various species of Gum Trees ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE ).

    It grows to a length of about 2.5 cms.

    Agriophara platyscia
    (Photo: courtesy of Ian Baird, O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory)

    The adult moths of this species of this species have grey forewings, each with a complex pattern of dark dashes, and a narrow pale line along the costa. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 3.5 cms.

    Agriophara platyscia
    (Photo: courtesy of Ian Baird, O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory)

    The species can be found in:

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

    Agriophara platyscia
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    Further reading :

    Oswald B. Lower,
    New Australian Lepidoptera No. XXV,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 32 (1908), p. 117.

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    (written 16 April 2018, updated 25 August 2019, 16 November 2020, 28 April 2021)