Macrobathra myriophthalma Meyrick, 1886
 COSMOPTERIGINAE,   COSMOPTERIGIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Macrobathra myriophthalma
(Photo: courtesy of D.P. Rees, Harrison, Australian Capital Territory)

The Caterpillar of this species has been found living in a cocoon with embedded leaflets of its foodplant, feeding on

  • Downy Wattle (Acacia pubescens, MIMOSACEAE).

    The adult moths have dark brown forewings with bold cream patches. The hindwings are dark brown. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

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

    The species has been found in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania.

    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), p. 822, No. 506.

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    (written 23 April 2024)