Persicoptera iochyta Turner, 1911
 (formerly known as Scenidiopis iochyta)
ENDOTRICHINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Persicoptera iochyta
(Photo: courtesy of Simon Ong, Wyndham, Western Australia)

This moth is dark brown with white and reddish or bluish markings on each wing. In dead specimens, the colours fade to brown. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Persicoptera iochyta
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The species is found in :

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
    Annals of the Queensland Museum,
    Volume 10 (1911), p. 122.

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    (written 23 July 2015, updated 18 December 2017, 8 January 2021)