Link Moth
CASTNIIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 15 March 2004)
(Picture: courtesy of
Shell Company of Australia)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 15 March 2004)
(Picture: courtesy of
Shell Company of Australia)
The Caterpillar of this species is pale pink. It feeds on tussocks of the sedge :
The adult moth has mottled brown forewings, and hindwings that are dark brown with scarlet spots. The wingspan is about 4 cms.
The species occurs in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.
Further reading :
David Carter, Butterflies and Moths, Collins Eyewitness Handbooks, Sydney 1992, p. 285.
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