(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The adult moth of this species has white forewings with two ragged black bands across them and a narrow black margin. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

The illustrated specimen was caught in Sydney.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Oecophorine Genera of Australia I:
The Wingia Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)
Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 3,
CSIRO Publishing.

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