Birthana cleis (R.Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
(previously known as : Bursada cleis)
IMMIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 21 July 2008)

These caterpillars have been found feeding gregariously on the foliage of the Mistletoe:

  • Decaisnina signata ( LORANTHACEAE ).

    The caterpillars pupate on a leaf in a circular communal cocoon.

    The adult moths are black, with a wide orange stripe across each wing.

    The eggs approximately have a diameter of about 2 mm. They are white and circular with a raised yellow middle.

    The species is found in the Northern Territory and in Queenspand.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 312.


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