Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Graeme Cocks
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 February 2008)
(Photo: copyright of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
These caterpillars have been found boring into :
The adult moths have yellow forewings with a large brown area at the base containing thin metallic blue streaks, and have black wingtips. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.
The species occurs in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 255.
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