Glyphodes onychinalis (Guenee, 1854)
(one synonym: Zebronia braurealis Walker, 1859)
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

(updated 20 May 2008)


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

The caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on :

  • Oleander ( Nerium oleander, APOCYNACEAE ), and
  • Swan Plant ( Gomphocarpus fruticosus, ASCLEPIADACEAE ).

    The adult moths have a striking brown and white pattern.

    The species has been found in

  • Hong Kong,
  • Japan,
  • New Zealand,
  • Thailand,
  • USA,

    as well as

  • the Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland in Australia,

    and is suspected of being a group of superficially similar species.

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