Sympycnodes rhaptodes Turner, 1942
 ZEUZERINAE ,   COSSIDAE

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

Sympycnodes rhaptodes
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath)

The adult moths of this species have grey forewings with a fine network of dark lines. The hinswings are plain grey, darkening at the tips of the veins at the margins. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

The species has been found in:

  • New South Wales,
  • Queensand,
  • Victoria, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 26.7, p. 272.

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    (updated 23 July 2010)