Holocola triangulana Meyrick, 1881
(previously known as : Eucosma triangulana)
EUCOSMINI, OLETHREUTINAE,
TORTRICIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 4 October 2004)
These Caterpillars have been found in webs on the flowers and leaves,
and also living inside :
galls caused by a rust fungus
Uromycladium tepperianum (
UREDINALES )
on various Wattles (
MIMOSACEAE ), including :
Cootamundra Wattle ( Acacia baileyana ),
Silver Wattle ( Acacia dealbata ),
Bark Wattle ( Acacia decurrens ), and
Late Black Wattle ( Acacia mearnsii ).
The adult moths have cryptically patterned forewings and plain
off-white hindwings. The wingspan is about 1 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.
