Brenthia albimaculana (Snellen, 1875) (formerly known as Simaethis albimaculana) BRENTHIINAE,   CHOREUTIDAE,   SESIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Bishop Museum, Hawaii)

The Caterpillars of this species are pale yellow and grow to a length of about 6 mm.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moth has dark brown wings with white patches. It adopts a curious posture when disturbed, with the forewings held high, and the hindwings held flat.

(Photo: courtesy of Kai Squires, Daintree, Queensland)

The species has been found in

Queensland.

male, listed as Simaethis albimaculana,
drawn and lithographed by A. J. Wendel, printed by Wendel Bros., for Pieter C. T. Snellen in
Drie Nieuwe Choreutinen, Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, Volume 18 (1875), Plate 6, fig. 5,
Image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitized by Smithsonian Libraries.

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Further reading :

Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen,
Drie Nieuwe Choreutinen,
Tijdschrift voor Entomologie,
Volume 18 (1875), pp. 77-78, and also Plate 6, fig. 5.

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(updated 2 March 2009, 20 October 2026)