Carposina perileuca (Lower, 1908) (previously known as Paramorpha perileuca) CARPOSINIDAE,   COPROMORPHOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Jim Duggan, Calverts Lagoon, Tasmania)

The adult moth of this species has fawn forewings, each with a complex pattern including several dark marks near the middle and along the margin. The hindwings are white. The moth has a wingspan of about 1.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of the Australian National Insect Collection)

The species has been found in the southern half of Australia, including:

Tasmania.

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Further reading :

Oswald B. Lower,
New Australian Lepidoptera No. XXV,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 32 (1908), pp. 116.

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(written 11 May 2026)