Munychryia senicula Walker, 1865
 (one synonym : Hypochroma nyssiata R.Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
MUNYCHRYIINAE ,   ANTHELIDAE

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

Munychryia senicula
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

These caterpillars are smooth and have a number of pale longitudinal lines. The caterpillars feed on:

  • She Oaks ( Casuarina, CASUARINACEAE ).

    Munychryia senicula
    male
    (Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

    The adult moths are grey, with a complex pattern of darker scalloped lines on the forewings. The hindwings are a uniform grey-brown, sometimes fading to white at the base. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

    The species occurs over most of Australia, including

  • New South Wales,
  • Queensland, and
  • Tasmania.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 39.14, p. 394.

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 18-19.

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    (updated 2 December 2010)