(one synonym: Maroga undosa)
XYLORYCTIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 July 2007)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 July 2007)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The Caterpillar of this species feeds on various Australian rainforest trees incluing :
The adult moth has brown forewings with an unusual bend in the costa. The hindwings are buff coloured. The body is brown. The moths have a wing span of about 3 cms.
The species is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 228.
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