Sesame Leafroller

Antigastra catalaunalis

"Antigastra catalaunalis" is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1833. It is endemic to tropical and subtropical areas, but is also found in other areas due to its migratory nature.
Sesame Leafroller - Antigastra catalaunalis Attracted to UV light. Antigastra catalaunalis,Australia,Eamw moth,Encounter Bay SA,Fall,Geotagged,UVL

Appearance

The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, veins and margins suffused with ferruginous, sometimes almost obscuring ground-colour; lines ferruginous, second strongly curved outwards on upper 2/3; small orbicular and discal spot fuscous; cilia whitish, base dark fuscous. Hindwings are yellow whitish, ferruginous-tinged, termen more ferruginous; a cloudy grey postmedian costal spot. See also Parsons et al.

The larvae feed on snapdragons, common toadflax, trumpetbush, Scrophulariaceae and Pedaliaceae species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusAntigastra
SpeciesA. catalaunalis
Photographed in
Australia