Napecoetes chrysomitra (Turner, 1933)
 (formerly known as Dinocrana chrysomitra)
PSYCHIDAE,   TINEOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Napecoetes chrysomitra
(Photo: courtesy of Matt Campbell, Jeeralang Junction, Victoria)

The adult moths of this species has brown forewings each with a pale area at the base. The hindwings are pale brown. The head is off-white, and the thorax is black. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

Napecoetes chrysomitra
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in:

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 57 (1933), p. 181.

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    (written 13 December 2022, updated 5 January 2023)