Deuterocopus honoratus Meyrick, 1921
DEUTEROCOPINAE,   PTEROPHORIDAE,   PTEROPHORIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Deuterocopus honoratus
(Photo: courtesy of Lachlan Copeland, Bonville, New South Wales)

The adult moth of this species is brown with some pale markings on the wings, including a white bar across the middle. The moth has a wingspan of about 1.5 cms.

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.


    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Exotic Microlepidoptera,
    Volume 2 (1920), p. 418.


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    (written 20 May 2026)