Pyroderces terminella (Walker, 1864)
(previously known as : Gracilaria terminella)
COSMOPTERIGIDAE

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

(updated 27 April 2007)

These Caterpillars have been found in some very unlikely places :

  • deserted nests of the wasp Polistes,
  • galled flower buds on Two-Veined Hickory ( Acacia binervata, MIMOSACEAE ),
  • the egg sacs of the Golden Orb Spider Nephila edulis,
  • dead insects, and
  • dead leaves.

    The adult moth has a wingspan of about 0.8 cm. It has patterned forewings, and hindwings that have trailing hairy fringes that are as long as the wings are wide.

    The species is found in:

  • Fiji, as well as
  • Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 254.

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