Hoplophanes aerodes Lower
 HELIOZELIDAE,   ADELOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Lucinda Gibson, Museums Victoria)

The forewings of the adult moth have off-white forewings, each an irregular broad brown streak along the costa and along the hind-margin, and a brown marginal and a brown submarginal band. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

The species has been found in Australia in

  • New South Wales, and
  • South Australia.

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    (written 26 April 2019, updated 13 February 2024)