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:
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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