Pedois argillea (Turner, 1927) (formerly known as Cryptolechia argillea) DEPRESSARIINAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

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

The adult moth of this species has yellow forewings each crossed by a black zigzag line, and with a black line along the basal part of the costa. The hindwings are off-white, shading to brown at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in:

Tasmania.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
New and Little Known Tasmanian Lepidoptera Part II,
Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania,
1926, p. 155.

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(written 24 July 2025)