Decatopseustis cataphanes Common, 1958 PEXICOPIINAE,   GELECHIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Jerrabomberra, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have pale yellow forewings, each with three dark brown bands: at the base, across the middle, and along the margin. The hindwings are dark brown. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

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

The species has been reported in

Australian Capital Territory.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
A revision of the pink bollworms of cotton (Pectinophora Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)) and related genera in Australia,
Australian Journal of Zoology,
Volume 6 (1958), p. 303.

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(written 1 February 2024)