Tritymba pamphaea (Turner, 1923)
 (formerly known as Paraphyllis pamphaea)
PLUTELLIDAE,   YPONOMEUTOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Tritymba pamphaea
(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moth has dark brown forewings, each with a pale streak near the base and another on the margin. The hindwings are brown. The head and part of the thorax are white. The moth has a wingspan of about 1.8 cms.

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

The species has been found in Australia in:

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Victoria.

    Tritymba pamphaea
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Microlepidoptera,
    Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 47 (1923), pp. 173-174.

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    (written 9 August 2022, updated 7 April 2026)