Nechilo macrogona (Lower, 1902)
 (formerly known as Talis macrogona)
CRAMBINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Nechilo macrogona
(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moths have fawn forewings, each with variable vague markings, including some black spots along the margin, and speckled black and white veins. The palps are long and hairy and held out in front of the head. The hindwings are off-white. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in Australia in

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • South Australia.

    Specimens of this species have been confused with Eudonia cleodoralis.

    Further reading :

    Oswald B. Lower,
    Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 26 (1902), pp. 661-662.

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    (written 11 May 2021)