Anaptilora basiphaea Turner, 1919
 (one synonym: Hemiarcha basipercna Turner, 1933)
AUTOSTICHINAE,   OECOPHORIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult moths have pale brown forewings, each with dark brown spots. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.


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

The species has been found in

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera).,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 32 (1919), p. 149.

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    (updated 17 March 2011, 16 October 2018, 29 March 2019)