Notarcha polytimeta

Notarcha polytimeta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1915.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Notarcha polytimeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Notarcha
Species:
N. polytimeta
Binomial name
Notarcha polytimeta
(Turner, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta polytimeta Turner, 1915

Adults are yellow with a white pattern and four black dots along the costa of the forewings.

The larvae feed on Brachychiton bidwillii.[2]

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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