(one synonym : Choreutis bradleyi)
Small Thistle Moth
CHOREUTIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 27 January 2009)
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Australian Capital Territory)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 27 January 2009)
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Australian Capital Territory)
These caterpillars are green with black spots. They feed on various species in ASTERACEAE, including :
The caterpillars eat the flesh of the leaves leaving the skin intact, which is transparent and looks like small windows in the leaves.
The adult moth is brown with black patches, and has a wingspan of about 1 cm.
The species occurs worldwide, for example :
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 28.14, pp. 292-293.
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