Nemophora panaeola (Turner, 1913) (formerly known as Nemotois panæola) ADELIDAE,   ADELOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of David Rentz, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have forewings that are brown speckled with pink, each with with a yellow mark by the base, a central transverse band of black and yellow stripes. The hindwings are pale brown. The moths have a wingspan of about 1.2 cms. The colours fade to brown in museum specimens.

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

The species has been found in

New South Wales.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Microlepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 38 (1913), pp. 226-227.

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(written 27 January 2017, updated 13 February 2024)