| (previously known as Oxyptilus peltastes) PTEROPHORINAE, PTEROPHORIDAE, PTEROPHORIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Monaghan, Tewantin, Queensland)
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| (previously known as Oxyptilus peltastes) PTEROPHORINAE, PTEROPHORIDAE, PTEROPHORIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Monaghan, Tewantin, Queensland)
These moths are dark brown except for a scattering of white dots on the wings, and a pale yellow metathorax. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species has been found in:
Further reading:
Edward Meyrick
Notes and Descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae,
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
1907, p. 479.
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(updated 5 May 2011)