Cardamyla carinentalis is a species of snout moth

Pyralidae

The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...

 in the genus Cardamyla

Cardamyla

Cardamyla is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Walker, in 1859, and is known from Australia.-Species:* Cardamyla carinentalis Walker, 1859* Cardamyla didymalis Walker, 1859* Cardamyla eurycroca Turner, 1937...

. It was described by Walker in 1859, and is known from the northern half of Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, including Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

 and New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

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The wingspan

Wingspan

The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

 is about 40 mm. The forewings are black and white, while the hindwings are orange with a black margin and a black spot.

The larvae feed on Pennantia cunninghamii

Pennantia cunninghamii

Pennantia cunninghamii known as the Brown Beech is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. The range of natural distribution is from Clyde Mountain near Batemans Bay in southern New South Wales to Atherton in tropical Queensland ....

. They feed at night. During the day it hides in a shelter of leaves joined with silk. The larvae are red with black markings. Pupation takes place in the silken shelter.