Philenora aspectalella (Walker, 1864)
(one synonym : Tinea oecophorella)
 LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Philenora aspectalella
(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil)

The moth of this species is white, with two jagged black bars across each forewing. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Philenora aspectalella
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Dromana)

The species has been caught in :

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria, and
  • the south of Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 18.7, p. 436.

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: ARCTIIDAE AND ITS ALLIES,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 24-25.

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    (updated 26 November 2009)