Tirathaba leucostictalis

Tirathaba leucostictalis is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.^[2] It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1][3]

Tirathaba leucostictalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Tirathaba
Species:	T. leucostictalis
Binomial name
Tirathaba leucostictalis (Lower, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
Eldana leucostictalis Lower, 1903

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are deep flashy red, deepest on the costal half. There is a small dull whitish spot in the middle of the wing at one-third from the base and a second, much smaller one in a longitudinal line at one-third, and a third midway between those two. The hindwings are greyish, faintly tinged with fuscous on the posterior half.^[4]