(formerly known as Protolechia neurosticha) GELECHIIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson,
Melba, Australian Capital Territory)
The adult moths of this species have pale brown forewings each with a dark central jagged streak, and sometimes broad dark veins or some dark spots along the costa. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.
The species has been reported in
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 57 (1933), p. 177.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 24 April 2024)