Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798)
 (one synonym is: Botys crocealis Duponchel, 1831)
SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

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

Pleuroptya balteata
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The caterpillars of this species have been reported to attack:

  • Cashew Nuts ( Anacardium occidentale, ANACARDIACEAE ),
  • Konara Oak ( Quercus serrata, FAGACEAE ), and
  • Chestnuts ( Castanea species, FAGACEAE ) .

    Pleuroptya balteata
    (Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

    The adult moths are pale brown with several faint dark zigzag lines across each wing. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

    The species occurs as several subspecies across Africa and Asia, including:

  • Japan,
  • Korea,
  • La Réunion,
  • Madagascar,
  • Taiwan,
  • Thailand,
  • Turkey, and
  • Ukraine,
    as well as occuring in:
  • New South Wales, and
  • Queensland
    in Australia.

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    (updated 28 December 2009)