EULECHRIA GROUP OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Lambert,
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales)
The forewings of the adult moths of this species are black or dark brown with pale markings including a prominent irregular white spot near the middle. Each hindwings is dark brown with two pale patches. The abdomen is dark brown with two pale bands. The wingspan is about 1 cm.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera VIII Oecophoridae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 1, Volume 8, Number 3 (1883), pp. 335-336, No. 123.
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(written 5 September 2021)