Limnaecia callimitris Meyrick, 1897 COSMOPTERIGINAE,   COSMOPTERIGIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths have black forewings which are each crossed by four off-white bands, and have an off-white spot by the wing-tip. The hindwings are pale grey. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

The species has been found in :

Australian Capital Territory.

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Further reading :

Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera XVII: Elachistidae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 22 (1897), p. 365, No. 124.

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(written 31 March 2021, updated 16 May 2021)