Proselotis ischnoptila (Turner, 1919) (previously known as Idiobela ischnoptila) GELECHIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have pale brown wings. The forewings each have several black spots. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

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

The species has been found in

Queensland.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera),
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 31 (1919), p. 111.

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(written 15 January 2013, updated 12 March 2024)