(one synonym is Protolechia selenia Meyrick, E. 1904) GELECHIIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)
The adult moths of this species have forewings each with a complex pattern of shades of brown, including several white-ringed dark spots. The hindwings are pale orange shading to brown at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 1 cm.
The species has been found in Australia in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 29 (1864), pp. 646-647, No. 357.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 12 January 2017, updated 17 October 2018, 9 January 2021)