(one synonym: Pachyphlebius thoracicus Walker, 1869)
COSSINAE, COSSIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 28 November 2003)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 28 November 2003)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
These Caterpillars bore into and live inside the stems of :
The adult moths have a pattern of light and dark fawn on the wings. They have a wingspan of about 10 cms.
The species occurs in the south-east quarter of mainland Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 270.
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