| Cushion Plant Moth OEGOCONIINAE, SYMMOCIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
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| Cushion Plant Moth OEGOCONIINAE, SYMMOCIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
The Caterpillar of this species tunnels into various plants that form cushions or mats, known generally as
The adult moth is mainly dark, with irregular pale bars across each forewing. The hindwings are brown, fading to white at the bases. The wingspan is about 1.3 cms.
It is considered to be a vulnerable species. It is only known to occur in
Further reading :
Ebbe S.Nielsen, E.D. Edwards, & T.V. Rangsi (Eds),
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne (1996), p. 115.
Ebbe S. Nielsen, Peter B. McQuillan & Ian F.B. Common,
The Tasmanian Cushion Plant Moth
Nemotyla oribates gen. n., sp. n.: systematics and biology
(Lepidoptera: Oecophoride, Xyloryctinae),
Journal of the Australian Entomological Society,
Volume 31 (1992), pp. 47-56.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(updated 15 December 2009, 25 July 2017)