(previously known as : Tirema lyonetii)
COSSINAE, COSSIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 October 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
The Australian Museum)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 October 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
The Australian Museum)
These Caterpillars live underground, feeding on the roots of:
The adult moths have a pattern of light and dark fawn on the wings with a green sheen (which fades in museum specimens). They have a wingspan of about 5 cms. They are nocturnal flyers, resting on the tips of grass shoots by day.
They occur in the south-west of Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 270.
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