Phylomictis lintearia Meyrick, 1921 STENOMATINAE,   OECOPHORIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult moths reach a wingspan of about 1 cm. The forewings are grey with lots of little brown chevrons. The hindwings are white shading to pale brown at the margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in:

Australian Capital Territory.

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Further reading:

Edward Meyrick,
Exotic Microlepidoptera,
Volume 2, Part 14 (1921), pp. 445-456.

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(updated 10 August 2010, 29 January 2017, 5 November 2020)