(one synonym : Oligostigma pallida Butler, 1886)
NYMPHULINAE , CRAMBIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
&
Bart Hacobian
(updated 24 May 2008)
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(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Monaghan,
Tewantin, Queensland)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
&
Bart Hacobian
(updated 24 May 2008)
>
(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Monaghan,
Tewantin, Queensland)
The caterpillars of this species is off-white with a pale brown head. It has stiff hairs along the body and two long hairs at the tail. The caterpillars have been found feeding on the leaves of aquatic plants in the genus:
The wings of the adult have a striking pattern of brown and white. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.
The eggs are yellow and laid in masses on water plant leaves on the surface of the water.
The species originally occured in south-east Asia, including
in Australia, but has since been found in:
The species has been suggested as a control agent in USA for Esthwaite Waterweed, which is pest in waterways there, but its depradations are too variable.
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