Batrachedra eustola Meyrick, 1897
BATRACHEDRIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Batrachedra eustola
(Photo: courtesy of Reiner Richter, Karangi, New South Wales)

The adult moths of this species have pale brown forewings each with a black spot near the middle and another near the tornus. The nhindwings are pale grey. The head is covered in white hair. The antennae are longer than the forewings. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

The species has been found in Australia in

  • New South Wales.


    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 22 (1897), pp. 308-309, No. 21.


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    (written 24 January 2022)