Notosara nephelotis Meyrick, 1890
 (one synonym: Philetes megalospila Turner, 1939)
DEPRESSARIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

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

The adult moth of this species has streaky grey-brown forewings with some dark spots. The hindwings are pale grey-brown. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

The species has been found in:

  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Lepidoptera. Part I. Xyloryctidae,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 13 (1890), pp. 52-53, No. 46.

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    (written 10 March 2023)