Faveria laiasalis Walker, 1859
(previously known as : Trachonitis sublignalis)
 PHYCITINAE   ,   PYRALIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

These caterpillars have been reared on:

  • Couch Grass ( Cynodon dactylon, POACEAE ).

    The adult moths have forewings that are brown, with a dark mark near the base of the inner margin. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

    The species has been found in Australia in :

  • Queensland.

    Further Reading:

    Marianne Horak
    The phycitine genera Faveria Walker, Morosaphycita, gen. nov., Epicrocis Zeller, Ptyobathra Turner and Vinicia Ragonot in Australia (Pyralidae: Phycitinae), Invertebrate Taxonomy, Volume 11, Number 3 (1997), pp. 333 - 421.

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    (updated 2 September 2008)