(formerly known as Nemotois opalina) ADELIDAE, ADELOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Nicholas J. Fisher,
Tamborine Mountain, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have reddish-brown forewings, each with a black base, and a gold band across the middle containing dark parallel streaks, and a broad metallic brown marginal area. The hindwings are a translucent grey-brown. The moths have a wingspan of about 1.3 cms. Their antennae are nearly twice as long as the wings.
The species has been found in Australia in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Lepidoptera Heterocera (Tineae) Fam. Adelidae,
Genera Insectorum,
Volume 133 (1912), p. 6, No. 27, Footnote 1.
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(written 16 March 2019, updated 13 February 2024)