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Brown-yellow Pyralid Moth - Nacoleia mesochlora or N. amphicedalis

Family Crambidae   

This page contains pictures and information about Brown-yellow Pyralid Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 10mm
 
Picture taken on the wall outside our house, Dec 2000. Caterpillars in genus Nacoleia are leaf-roller. 
 

Reference:
1. Nacoleia mesochlora (Meyrick, 1884) - Australia Caterpillar, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2009.
2. Pyralidae Pyraustinae - LeapFrogOz 2011. 

 

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Last updated: August 18, 2011.