Tree Lucerne Moth

Uresiphita ornithopteralis

The Tree Lucerne Moth is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
Tree lucerne moth The adult moth appears in two basic forms. Here in the eastern states of Australia, it has dark brown/purple forewings, and bright yellow hind wings with a black border. In South Australia and Western Australia, the forewings have a broad pale sub-marginal band. Larvae feeding on Fabaceae. Wingspan 30 mm. Australia,Crambidae,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Macro,Spring,Tree Lucerne Moth,Uresiphita ornithopteralis,arthropod,fauna,insect,invertebrate,new south wales,tree lucerne moth

Appearance

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on "Cytisus scoparius" and other Fabaceae species like "Genista monspessulana" and "Hovea" species.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusUresiphita
SpeciesU. ornithopteralis
Photographed in
Australia