Aproopta melanchlaena Turner, 1919
 STENOMATINAE,   DEPRESSARIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Aproopta melanchlaena
(Photo: courtesy of Rog Standen, Tuerong, Victoria)

The adult moths of this species of this species have grey speckled forewings, each with various obscure markings, including a black streak from the base to the middle of the wing. The hindwings are pale grey, darkening towards the wingtips. The wingspan is about 2.4 cms.

Aproopta melanchlaena
oops: lost its abdomen
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in:

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 31 (1919), p. 172.

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    (written 28 June 2019, updated 20 May 2024)