Oenochroa species A
 OTHER OECOPHORINAE
OECOPHORINAE,   OECOPHORIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Merlin Crossley, Melbourne, Victoria)

This Caterpillar is bluish white with two brown lateral stripes. It feeds on the foliage of:

  • Gum Trees ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE ).

    and lives a in shelter of leaves joined by silk. It grows to a length of about 1.5 cms.

    The caterpillar pupates in its shelter.


    (Specimen: courtesy of Merlin Crossley, Melbourne, Victoria)

    The forewings of the adult moths are grey flecked with darker grey, and marked by a black-edged white antemedial transverse band. The hindwings are pale orange. The moths have a wing span of about 1.5 cms.

    The species was found in Victoria.

    Further reading:

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Oecophorine Genera of Australia III: The Barea Group and Unplaced Genera (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae),
    Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 8,
    CSIRO Publishing, 2000, pp. x, 18, 20, 52,163, 417-425, 428.

    previous
    back
    caterpillar
    Australian
    Australian Butterflies
    butterflies
    Australian
    home
    Lepidoptera
    Australian
    Australian Moths
    moths
    next
    next
    caterpillar

    (updated 7 October 2012, 23 May 2023)