Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 May 2008)
These Caterpillars have been found living inside :
on various Wattles ( MIMOSACEAE ), including :
The adult moths have patterned forewings and plain off-white hindwings. Each wing has an extensive hairy fringe to the inner margin. The wingspan is about 1.4 cm.
The species has been found in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.
Further reading :
Richard Bashford,
The insect fauna inhabiting Uromycladium
(Uredinales) rust galls on Silver Wattle
(Acacia dealbata) in Tasmania,
The Australian Entomologist, Volume 29, Part 3
(September 2002), pp. 81-95.
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