Ardiosteres moretonella (Walker, 1866)
Scruffy Case Moth
(formerly known as Tinea moretonella)
PSYCHIDAE,   TINEOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The forewings of the adult male moth of this species are black, and crossed by four ragged pale yellow bands. The fringes have pale yellow streaks. The hindwings are black. There is a dorsal crest of black scales on the thorax. The wingspan is about 2 cms.


(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
  • South Australia.


    underside
    (Photo: copyright of Brett and Marie Smith at Ellura Sanctuary, South Australia)


    Further reading :

    Francis Walker,
    Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 35, Supplement 5 (1866), pp. 1812-1813.


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    (written 21 March 2015, updated 6 January 2023)