GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE, YPONOMEUTOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo : courtesy of
Nick Monaghan)
The adult moths of this species have forewings that are black, each with two large pale yellow elongated spots, and a number of white partial stripes on the costa near the wingtip. The hindwings are plain brown. The moths have a wingspan of about 0.6 cms.
The species is found in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 5, (1880), pp. 238-239.
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, pp. 62, 166.
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(updated 5 May 2011, 19 January 2023)