Lomera caespitosae (Oke, 1948)
 (formerly : Plutorectis caespitosae)
PSYCHIDAE,   TINEOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The Caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on

  • Silver Tussock Grass ( Poa cita, POACEAE ).


    illustration by Charles G. Oke
    Description of a new species of casemoth (Lepidoptera, Psychidae),
    Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria,
    Volume 15 (1947), Plate XV, fig. 1.
    Courtesy of Museums Victoria

    The adult male moths have translucent brown rounded wings. The head, thorax, and abdomen are covered in long brown hairs. The wingspan is about 2 cms. The females are flightless, with a length of about 1.5 cms.

    The species has been found in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    The genus of this species is currently under review.

    Further reading :

    Charles G. Oke,
    Description of a new species of casemoth (Lepidoptera, Psychidae),
    Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria,
    Volume 15 (1947), pp. 178-179.

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    (written 22 August 2020, updated 27 February 2025)