(one synonym: Darala haemoptera)
ANTHELIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 24 February 2009)
(Photo: courtesy of
Lorraine Jenkins,
Port Lincoln Junior Primary School, South Australia)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 24 February 2009)
(Photo: courtesy of
Lorraine Jenkins,
Port Lincoln Junior Primary School, South Australia)
The caterpillars of this species are dark brown with rows of yellow spots and tufts of white hair. The caterpillars have been found feeding on broad-leaved Wattles ( MIMOSACEAE ), such as :
The adult moths are dark reddish brown, with obscure submarginal bands, and two small white spots on each forewing The males have a wingspan of about 6 cms.
The species has only been found in South Australia.
Further reading:
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 18-19.
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