Barea basigramma (Turner, 1896) (formerly known as Phloeopola basigramma) BAREA GROUP OECOPHORINAE,   OECOPHORIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Maleny, Queensland)

The moths of this species have off-white forewings, each with two dark spots near the middle, and with three incomplete dark brown bands, the postmedial pair of which join near the hind-margin to make a 'V'. The hindwings are pale brown. The head is white with a black collar. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in :

New South Wales.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Descriptions of Micro-lepidoptera from Queensland,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 20 (1896), p. 16.

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(written 27 January 2023)