Leptocroca sanguinolenta Meyrick, 1886
OECOPHORINAE ,   OECOPHORIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Leptocroca sanginolenta

The adult moth has forewings with a zig-zag pattern of light and dark pinkish brown. The hindwings are a silky fawn colour. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

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

The species is found in

  • New Zealand,
    and in Australia in
  • New South Wales.

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    (updated 13 November 2011)