| (one synonym is Lampronia discistrigella Walker, 1863) TALEPORIINAE, PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
female
(Photo: courtesy of
Joycey07,
Tamarama, New South Wales)
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| (one synonym is Lampronia discistrigella Walker, 1863) TALEPORIINAE, PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
female
(Photo: courtesy of
Joycey07,
Tamarama, New South Wales)
The adult female moth of this species has black forewings with a dozen or so of scattered white spots. The hindwings are purplish-brown with some pale spots. The wingspan of the female is about 1.6 cms.
The adult male moth of this species has dark brown forewings
each with yellow marks, including a prominent one near the middle
of the costa.
The hindwings are brown, each with a central yellow streak.
The wingspan of the male is about 1.4 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Francis Walker,
(written 16 March 2021, updated 4 May 2023)
female
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
Tortricites & Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 28 (1863), p. 487, No. 8.
Tortricites & Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 28 (1863), p. 507, No. 1.
caterpillar
butterflies
Lepidoptera
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