Perittia antauges Kaila, 2011
 ELACHISTIDAE,   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 moths of this species have off-white wings and a pale brown body. The moths have a wingspan of about 1 cm.

The species has been found in

  • Western Australia.

    Further reading

    Lauri Kaila,
    Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae),
    Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Vol. 11,
    CSIRO Publishing, 2011, pp. 17, 19, 28, 30, 48-49, 258, 303-304, including Pl. 1.4; Figs. 13, 14, 24, 102, 103.

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    (written 19 June 2017)