Eochrois dejunctella (Walker, 1864)
 (previously known as Cryptolechia dejunctella)
WINGIA GROUP,   OECOPHORINAE,   OECOPHORIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Jerrabomberra, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have orange forewings each with some variable dark patches, streaks, and spots. The hindwings are white shading to brown at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.


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

The species has been found in:

  • Western Australia, and
  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Australian Capital Territory.


    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Jerrabomberra, Australian Capital Territory)

    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. 96.

    Francis Walker,
    Tineites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 30, British Museum, 1864, pp. 1036-1037.

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    (written 23 February 2024, updated 28 February 2024)