Animal Species:Yellow-banded Footman Castulo plagiata Walker, 1854
This species occurs only at altitudes above 1,000m in SE Australia, and is usually associated with snow gum. The female is not known.
Lithosiinae Castulo plagiata male
D. Britton
© Australian Museum
Alternative Name/s
Lichen moth
Identification
Males are similar to Castulo doubledayi, but have additional and variable orange markings on the forewings. Females may be flightless, with reduced or no wings. This condition has evolved independenly in other Australian lichen moths.
Similar Species
None
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Castulo plagiata specimens from the Australian Museum database
Habitat
Snow gum forests
Seasonality
Adults fly from late summer to autumn (late February to April)
Feeding and Diet
larvae probably feed on lichens
Classification
- Species:
- plagiata
- Genus:
- Castulo
- Subfamily:
- Lithosiinae
- Family:
- Arctiidae
- Superfamily:
- Noctuoidea
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Class:
- Insecta
- Phylum:
- Arthropoda
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
Dr
Dave Britton
, Collection Manager, Entomology
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Tags lichen moth, Lithosiinae,