Macrobathra desmotoma Meyrick, 1886
 COSMOPTERIGINAE ,   COSMOPTERIGIDAE

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

(updated 12 September 2011)

Macrobathra desmotoma
(Photo: courtesy of Craig Nieminski, Darwin)

The adult moths of this species have dark brown forewings with bold cream patches. The hindwings are brown with long hairy fringes along the inner margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Macrobathra desmotoma
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

The species has been found in :

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • South Australia.

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