Pedois amaurophanes (Turner, 1947)
 (formerly known as Cryptolechia amaurophanes)
DEPRESSARIINAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Pedois amaurophanes
(Photo: courtesy of D. P. Rees, Harrison, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moth of this species has grey forewings each with a dozen forking black streaks. The hindwings are off-white, shading to brown at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in:

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

    The moths of this species are similar to those of Pedois anthracias, but the forewing patterns are subtly different.

    Further reading :

    Alfred Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae, XIV,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 72 (1947), p. 157, No. 2284.

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    (written 24 July 2025)