Tirathaba parasiticus

Tirathaba parasiticus is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2] It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1898.[1][3][4] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

Tirathaba parasiticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species:
T. parasiticus
Binomial name
Tirathaba parasiticus
Synonyms
  • Melissoblaptes parasiticus T. P. Lucas, 1898
  • Harpagoneura hepialivora Hampson in Ragonot & Hampson, 1901

The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are brown with two faint roundish marks, and a dark area near the base. The hindwings are pale brown, darkening toward the wingtips.

The larvae are carnivorous, and are internal parasitoids of other larvae such as Cryptophaga species.[2]

References
  1. "Tirathaba parasiticus". Insecta.pro.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 August 2019). "Tirathaba parasiticus (T.P. Lucas, 1898)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. "Tirathaba parasiticus". Discover Life.
  4. "Tirathaba parasiticus". ZipcodeZoo.


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