| (previously known as Pyrausta perflavalis) (also known as Anania perflavalis) PYRAUSTINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
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| (previously known as Pyrausta perflavalis) (also known as Anania perflavalis) PYRAUSTINAE, CRAMBIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has dark yellow forewings with three zigzag brown lines across each one. The hindwings are pale yellow, with narrow brown margins. The moth has a wingspan of about 2.5 cms
The species has been found in
Further reading :
George F. Hampson,
Revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and family Pyralida. (Part 1),
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,
1899 (part 2), p. 262.
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(written 23 January 2013, updated 29 December 2025)