HYPERTROPHIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 27 October 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 27 October 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
The caterpillars of this species are thought to feed on the foliage of:
The adult moth has wings that have a yellow basal half, and a dark brown marginal half. The forewings each have three black spots at the tornus. The moth has a wingspan of about 1.5 cms.
The species is found in :
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 24.3, p. 236.
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