Lepidoscia saxosa (Meyrick, 1893)
(previously known as Xysmatodoma saxosa)
PSYCHIDAE,   TINEOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Lepidoscia saxosa
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult male and female moths of this species have forewings that are grey with darker grey speckles. The hindwings are plain grey. The females have a fringe on the forewing costa. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Lepidoscia saxosa
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Australian Capital Territory.


    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVI. Tineidae,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 2, Volume 7, Part 4 (1892), p. 496, No. 16.


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    (written 28 June 2022)