Thereutis tanyceros (Turner, 1929) (formerly known as Cuphomorpha tanyceros) ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE,   TINEOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Croajingolong, Victoria)

The adult moths of this species are off-white with apattern of several variable dark streaks on each forewing. The hindwings are off-white. All four wings are pointed. The antennae are longer than the forewings. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in

Tasmania.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
A second revision of the Lepidoptera of Tasmania,
Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania,
1938, p. 104.

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(written 24 March 2019, updated 15 February 2026)