| (formerly known as Elachista lativittella) PALAEPHATIDAE, PALAEPHATOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
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| (formerly known as Elachista lativittella) PALAEPHATIDAE, PALAEPHATOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
The forewings of the adult moth of this species are pale yellow, each with a central brown stripe which has variable rusty-red shading. The hindwings are white, each with a brown wingtip. The wingspan is about 1.4 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 30 (1864), p. 898, No. 93.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 22 April 2019)