Ptyssoptera phaeochrysa (Turner, 1926)
 (formerly known as Tinea phaeochrysa)
PALAEPHATIDAE,   PALAEPHATOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(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 golden yellow. The hindwings are off-white. The head and thorax are brownish-yellow, and the abdomen is grey. The wingspan is about 1.7 cms.

The species has been found in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 50 (1926), p. 153.

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    (written 22 April 2019)