(formerly known as Phryganostola drosophaes) GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE, YPONOMEUTOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo : courtesy of
Dianne Clarke,
Maleny, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have dark brown forewings, each with various markings, including a gold patch on the hind-margin near the base, and six or more narrow bands of iridescent silver spots. The hindwings are plain grey. The moths have a wingspan of about 1.2 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 5, (1880), pp. 249-250.
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(written 19 January 2023, updated 20 January 2023)