| BLASTOBASIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
((Photo: courtesy of
Pamela Muggeridge,
Smiths Lake, New South Wales)
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| BLASTOBASIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
((Photo: courtesy of
Pamela Muggeridge,
Smiths Lake, New South Wales)
The Caterpillars of this species have been found feeding within the fruits of
The adult moth was first described by Turner using the epithet "tanyptera" as being "long winged". The moths have off-white forewings, each with a pattern of dark brown speckles except for a clearer area around the base. The hindwings are pale brown, darkening at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species is found in Australia in
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
Contributions to our knowledge of Australian Microlepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 57 (1947), pp. 68-69.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 11 March 2024)