| (one synonym is Peltophora holocycla Lower, 1894) WINGIA GROUP, OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Illilanga,
Illilanga, New South Wales)
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| (one synonym is Peltophora holocycla Lower, 1894) WINGIA GROUP, OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Illilanga,
Illilanga, New South Wales)
The forewings of the adult moth of this species are white crossed by several curved broad dark-brown bands. The hindwings are plain brown, fading to off-white at the bases. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in
Further Reading:
Ian F.B. Common,
Oecophorine Genera of Australia I: The Wingia Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae),
Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 3,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 1994, p. 180.
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera XV: Oecophoridae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 2, Volume 3, Part 4 (1889), pp. 1578, 1581, No. 595.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 28 February 2024, updated 3 March 2024)