Liparistis monosema (Lower, 1893) (previously known as Lichenaula monosema) XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

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

The adult moth of this species has white forewings, each with a black dots in midwing. The hindwings are off-white, with rusty-brown veins. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

The species has been found in

South Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian McMillan,
Liparistis,
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

Oswald B. Lower,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 17 (1893), pp. 171-172.

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(written 7 November 2021)