Eutorna diaula Meyrick, 1906
 DEPRESSARIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Eutorna diaula
(Photo: courtesy of Nick Lambert, Gleniffer, New South Wales)

The adult moth of this species has streaky grey-brown forewings each with pale veins, and a few dark spots, particularly aound the margins. The hindwings are off-white shading to grey-brown at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 1.3 cms.

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

The species has been found in:

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

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Tineina,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 30 (1906), p. 45.

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    (written 29 December 2022)