| (previously known as Heliocausta limbata) WINGIA GROUP, OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ken Harris, Sale Common, Victoria)
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| (previously known as Heliocausta limbata) WINGIA GROUP, OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ken Harris, Sale Common, Victoria)
The Caterpillars of this species construct a case from two oval pieces of dead foodplant leaf joined with silk, one piece larger than the other. The caterpillars are thought to feed on dead leaves of:
The caterpillars pupate in their case.
The adult moth of this species has pale forewings each with a variable brown pattern, often with a dark spot near the middle. The hindwings are pale brown with dark margins. The antennae are noticeably banded. It has a wingspan of about 2 cms.
The species has been observed in the east of Australia, including:
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, pp. 295, 300.
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera, VIII Oecophoridae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 7, Part 4 (1883), p. 471.
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(updated 11 May 2009, 10 January 2015, 18 November 2020, 28 January 2021)