(formerly known as Trifurcula australia) NEPTICULINAE, NEPTICULIDAE, NEPTICULOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) & Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Erik J. van Nieukerken,
Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, Netherlands)
The adult moths of this species have off-white forewings, each with pale brown speckles. The hindwings are similar with broad fringes. The wingspan is about 6 mm.
The species has been found in
The species appears to have been named accidentally, by the juxtaposition of the genus and origin in the legend to the image on the BOLD webpage.
Further reading :
Eric J. Van Nieukerken, C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, and D.R. Davis,
Revised classification and catalogue of global
Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea),
ZooKeys,
Volume 628 (2016), pp. 65-246.
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(written 1 July 2024)