![]() | (formerly known as Eulechria philostaura) PHILOBOTA GROUP OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan,
Imbil, Queensland)
The caterpillars of this species been found feeding on the dead leaves of various plant species, including
The adult moth of this species has patchy grey-brown forewings with dark markings, including a wavy submarginal arc of dark spots. The hindwings are pale brown fading to white at the bases. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in eastern Australia, including:
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Oecophorine Genera of Australia II:
The Chezala, Philobota and Eulechria groups (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae),
Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 5,
CSIRO Publishing, 1997, pp. 267, 291.
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. Oecophoriidae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 7, Part 4 (1883), p. 537.
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(written 23 October 2014, updated 21 December 2024)