Nag psammochroa (Meyrick, 1886)
Stripey Plutellid
(formerly known as Plutella psammochroa)
PLUTELLIDAE,   YPONOMEUTOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

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

The adult moth of this species has off-white forewings, each with brown veins. The hindwings are satin white. The head and thorax are white. The moth has a wingspan up to 2 cms.

Nag psammochroa
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, listed as Plutella1 psammochroa)

The species has been found in

  • New Zealand,

    and in Australia in

  • Australian Capital Territory.


    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the New Zealand Institute,
    Volume 18, 1886, p. 179.


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    (written 5 February 2022, updated 1 September 2024)