(previously known as: Xyleutes amphiplecta)
ZEUZERINAE, COSSIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 October 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 October 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
These Caterpillars live underground, feeding on the roots of:
The male adult moths have a pattern of light and dark fawn on the wings. They have a wingspan of about 5 cms. The females have reduced wings and cannot fly.
The species occurs in inland Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 271.
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