| (formerly known as Macroceras oecophila) LECITHOCERIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
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| (formerly known as Macroceras oecophila) LECITHOCERIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
The adult moths of this species have dark brown forewings, each with three irregular broad pale brown bands. The hindwings are plain yellow. The moths have a wingspan of about 1 cm. The antennae extend to about 2 cms. The legs extend to about 3 cms.
The species has been found in
as well as in
Further reading :
Otto Staudinger,
in Adolf von Kalehberg:
Beitrage zur Lepidopteren-Fauna Sicilien's,
Stettin Entomologische Zeitung,
Volume 37 (1876), pp. 150.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  imagoes |  caterpillar |
(uwritten 11 July 2022)