| Chequered Bar or Buryas Bridge Moth (formerly known as Phloeopola asbolaea) BAREA GROUP OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Alan Melville,
Margate, Tasmania)
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| Chequered Bar or Buryas Bridge Moth (formerly known as Phloeopola asbolaea) BAREA GROUP OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Alan Melville,
Margate, Tasmania)
The caterpillars of this species have been rorted to feed on the dead stems of
The moths have pale brown forewings, each with an alternating black and off-white streak along the wing, and black marks along the margin. The hindwings are brown. The labial palps are long, and are normally held curving upward in front of the head. The wingspan is about 2.3 cms.
The species is native to Australia, occurring in:
The moth has also bee found in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera XI Oecophoridae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 1, Volume 8 (1883), p. 349, No. 136.
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(written 26 January 2023, updated 31 August 2025)