(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 11 September 2008)
The caterpillars of this species feed in the seed heads of:
The adult moth is dark brown, with a white band across each forewing. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species occurs in:
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 66, 350.
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