| Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks |
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Herminiidae |
Small dull-coloured moths which resemble the Hypeninae of the Noctuidae. Labial palpi are large, with the apical segment long, slender and pointed or flattened. The tibia of the forelegs is very short and in the males is modified. Most larva feed on dead and decaying leaves. (also placed in Noctuidae - Herminiinae) |
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References:
Insects of Australia (Chapter 41: Lepidoptera)
E.S. Nielson and I.F.B. Common
CSIRO, Division of Entomology
1137pp (2 volumes), Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1999.
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Moths of Australia
Ian F.B. Common
Melbourne University Press, 1990
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