both of MENISPERMACEAE.

(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The living adult moth has dark brown forewings with a dark green sheen, and with a sharply defined broad white border along the edges of the wings. The green sheen fades in museum specimens, becoming dark brown. The hind wings are orange, with a black border and black comma in the middle. The moth has a wingspan of about 8 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Carol Buchanan, Bayldon)

(Specimen: courtesy of Robert Hogan, Sydney)

The moth (not the Caterpillar) is a pest on fruit plantations. It has a sharp proboscis that it uses to penetrate the fruit in order to suck the juices. After the fruit has been pierced, fungi and other microorganisms can enter the fruit and cause it to rot. The moth is particularly prone to attack :

Control is possible using :

The species is found from India across south-east Asia to the Pacific Islands. In Australia it occurs in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 65, 449.

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