COSMOPTERIGINAE, COSMOPTERIGIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
David Akers,
Won Wron, Victoria)
These Caterpillars are pale yellowish- green, with a brown stripe along each sides. The head is pale brown with four dark stripes. prothorax. The caterpillars have been found feeding on various Wattles (MIMOSACEAE) including
The caterpillars live in a shelter composed of leaflets joined with silk.
The caterpillars pupate in their shelter.
The adult moths have dark brown forewings with bold cream patches. The hindwings are brown with long hairy fringes along the hind margins. The small head is white or yellow, and has a dark collar. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in :
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera: XII: Oecophoridae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 10, Part 4 (1886), pp. 806-807, No. 484.
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(updated 21 August 2012, 9 December 2023)