Scythris pleonectis Meyrick, 1897
 SCYTHRIDIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Scythris pleonectis
(Photo: courtesy of Michael Keogh, Baw Baw, Victoria)

The adult moths have forewings which are dark brown each with a white stripe extending from the base, not quite reaching the margin. The hindwings are dark brown. The moths only have a wingspan of about 1.3 cms.

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

The species has been found in:

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 22 (1897), p. 423, No. 239.

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    (written 24 January 2022, updated 20 May 2024)