(previously known as Zelleria notoleuca) ARGYRESTHIIDAE, YPONOMEUTOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
David Tng , Danbulla, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species are grey with an indistinct white line along the hind margin of each forewing. When at rest, they press their head down, and raise the body up at an angle to the subtrate. The moths have a wingspan of about 1 cm.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 21.6, p. 206.
A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Microlepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 38 (1913), p. 194.
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 60.
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(updated 25 October 2010, 14 July 2023)