Alucita pygmaea Meyrick, 1890
ALUCITIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Deborah Matthews & Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Coburg, Victoria)

This Caterpillar is reported to feed on the fruit of :

  • Wild Lemon ( Canthium oleifolium, RUBIACEAE ).

    The adult moth has a wingspan of about 0.8 cms.

    It may be found over south east Asia and the south Pacific, including

  • India,
  • Fiji,
    and much of Australia, including
  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 30.13, p. 328.

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    (updated 14 January 2011)