Butterflies and moths of Yourka Reserve

Yourka is a reserve of Bush Heritage Australia.
This guide is based on records for the wider region around the reserve that are listed in the Atlas of Living Australia.

Cotton Tipworm Moth

Crocidosema plebejana is a tortrix moth (family Tortricidae), belonging to tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae. It is found today all over the subtropical and tropical regions of the world and even occurs on many oceanic islands – in Polynesia and on Saint Helena for example –, but has probably been accidentally introduced to much of its current range by humans. In ...more ↓

Dudua aprobola

Dudua aprobola is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Taiwan, Japan, the Seychelles, Nepal, India, the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, western Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Brunei, Kalimantan, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru, Ambon, New Guinea, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Australia, the Admiralty Islands, New Ireland, the ...more ↓

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