Limnaecia scoliosema (Meyrick, 1897) (formerly known as Limnoecia scoliosema) COSMOPTERIGINAE,   COSMOPTERIGIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Cathy Powers, Ocean Grove Nature Reserve, Victoria)

These adult moths are black with a white head, and with three white bands on each forewing. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

The species occurs in

Western Australia.

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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. 366, No. 126.

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(written 25 January 2017)