Eutorna tricasis Meyrick, 1906
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Don Herbison-Evans,
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Stella Crossley

Eutorna tricasis
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moth of this species has brown forewings each with a black comma mark near the middle. and a dark area at the base. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

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

The species has been found in:

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

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Tineina,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 30 (1906), pp. 42-43.

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    (updated 30 May 2010, 17 May 2021)