Phyllocnistis iodocella Meyrick, 1880
PHYLLOCNISTINAE,   GRACILLARIIDAE,   GRACILLARIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

This moth has white wings, with brown markings on each forewing, and a big fringe at the back of each hindwing. The moth has a wingspan of about 0.5 cms.

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales.


    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera: III: Tineina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 1, Volume 5, Part 2 (1880), p. 174.


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    (updated 7 October 2001)