CARPOSINIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 28 February 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of the
South Australian Research and Development Institute)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 28 February 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of the
South Australian Research and Development Institute)
This Caterpillar bores into galls on the stems of :
The Caterpillar is white with a brown head.
The adult moth has black forewings, each with a small pale comma mark near the middle. The hindwings are either grey or orange. It has a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.
The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 318.
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