(also known as Atachia carcharota) ELACHISTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Cathy Powers,
Little Desert, Victoria)
The adult moths of this species have off-white speckled forewings, each with several dark spots. The moths have a wingspan of about 0.6 cm.
The species has been found in
Further reading
Lauri Kaila,
Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae),
Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Vol. 11,
CSIRO Publishing, 2011, p. 102.
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(written 15 July 2022)