''Hestiochora occidentalis'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Zygaenidae. It is endemic to the temperate parts of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. The length of the forewings is 7.5–9 mm for males and 8.5–9 mm for females. It is a tropical species with possibly several generations per year. The biology is unknown, but the species has been found on localities dominated by '' Eucalyptus calophylla'', '' Eucalyptus marginata'' and ''

Eucalyptus rudis ''Eucalyptus rudis'', commonly known as flooded gum or moitch, is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to coastal areas near Perth, Western Australia. The Noongar names for the tree are colaille, gooloorto, koolert and moitch. This tr ...

''.

External links

Australian Faunal DirectoryZygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae
Procridinae Moths described in 2005 {{Zygaenidae-stub