Edosa irruptella (Walker, 1864)
(previously known as Oecophora irruptella)
PERISSOMASTICINAE,   TINEIDAE,   TINEOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Chute, Victoria)

The adult moth of this species has yellow forewings, each with a dark brown base, a broad dark brown margin, and a dark brown line along much of the costa. The hindwings are off-white shading to brown at the wingtips. The head has a tuft of yellow hair. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.


(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
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading

    Francis Walker,
    Tineites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 29 (1864), p. 686, No. 67.

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    (written 16 April 2024)