Euthesaura glycina Turner, 1922
TINEODIDAE,   ALUCITOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Aila Keto, Springbrook, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have undivided wings. The forewings are off-white, each with dark brown markings, including an area at the base, along the costa, and along the margin, as well as a brown-edged orange mark two-thirds the way along the wing. The hindwings are off-white, each with two irregular dark brown bands.

In its natural pose, it curves and creases its wings, giving it an unnatural shape. The wingspan is up to 2 cms.


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

The species occurs in

  • Queensland.


    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Aila Keto, Springbrook, Queensland)


    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria,
    Volume 35, Part 1 (1923), pp. 57-58.


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    (written 14 May 2019, updated 23 October 2019)