PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
David Akers,
Won Wron, Victoria)
The adult moths of this species have brown forewings, each with off-white markings, including a transverse band and spots. The hindwings are grey-brown, fading to off-white at the base and on the hind-margin. The wingspan of the male moth is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in
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 (1893), p. 511, No. 44.
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(written 31 January 2019, updated 5 January 2023)