Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 4 February 2008)
This Caterpillar is a pest on :
The adult moths a have a brown and white pattern. They are inclined to hold their long labial palps straight out in front of the head, looking like a birds beak. Their wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species is found in Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 66, 351.
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