Leuroperna sera Meyrick, 1885
(previously known as : Rhigognostis sera)
PLUTELLIDAE

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

(updated 22 August 2004)


(Photo: courtesy of Landcare Research Ltd., New Zealand)

This caterpillar feeds on various species of BRASSICACEAE.

The adult moth is fawn with brown markings, and has a wingspan of about 1 cm. It is found over much of south-east Asia.


Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 208.


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