Idioglossa metallochrysa Turner, 1917 STATHMOPODIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Nicholas Fisher , Tamborine Mountain, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have golden yellow forewings, each with two black bent transverse bands with white marks. The hindwings are yellow, each with four black bands. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

(Photo: courtesy of Nicholas Fisher , Tamborine Mountain, Queensland)

The species has been found in

New South Wales.

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

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Lepidoptera gleanings,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 29 (1917), p. 84.

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(written 18 July 2023, updated 15 February 2026)