Calamotropha delatalis (Walker, 1863)
(previously known as: Crambus delatalis)
CRAMBINAE  ,   CRAMBIDAE

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

(updated 4 February 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The caterpillars of this species are thought to bore into the stems of various types of grass.

The adult moth has brown forewings with many narrow longitudinal stripes. The hindwings are off-white.

The species is found in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.

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