(one synonym: Simaethis chionodesma)
CHOREUTIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 21 August 2004)
(Photo: courtesy of
Bishop Museum)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 21 August 2004)
(Photo: courtesy of
Bishop Museum)
The Caterpillars of this species feed on the foliage of:
The adults have dark brown wings, with each fore wing having a yellow bar across it. The hind wings each have a yellow patch.
The species is found in Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Queensland in Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 293.
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