(one synonym : Charagia celsissima Oliff, 1895)
HEPIALIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
Female
(Photo: courtesy of
David Knowles, Western Australia)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
Female
(Photo: courtesy of
David Knowles, Western Australia)
The caterpillars of this species have been found living in tunnels bored into :
The male adult moths are pale green all over. This fades to white in dead specimens.
The females have green forewings, each with two thin wiggly white stripes. The females have orange hind wings.
The moths have a wingspan up to 11 cms. The species is found in south-western Australia
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 1.4, p. 148.
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(updated 19 September 2011)