Musotima ochropteralis (Guenee, 1854)
(previously known as : Isopteryx ochropteralis)
MUSOTIMINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

(updated 24 February 2008)


female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Melbourne)

The adult moths of this species are brown with various markings, including a prominent white comma-shaped spot outlined in black on each forewing.

The species is found over the whole of Australia, including:

  • Tasmania.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 352.


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