Centropseustis

Centropseustis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Centropseustis; Meyrick, 1890
Species:	C. astrapora
Binomial name
	Centropseustis astrapora; Meyrick, 1890

Centropseustis is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Centropseustis astrapora, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.^[2]

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, but the costa is more brownish anteriorly. There is a cloudy white spot in the disc near the base, margined by a short blackish dash beneath. The hindwings are deep yellow with a fuscous band on the hindmargin.

The larvae feed on Melaleuca genistifolia. They are gregarious and feed from within a large nest of webbing. The larvae are reddish-ochreous on the back and ochreous-whitish on the sides. The head is dull brownish-ochreous.^[3]

References[]

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
^ "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences – Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

[2] "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences – Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.

[3] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

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