Palimmeces habrophanes (Meyrick, 1883)
 (previously known as Eulechria habrophanes)
PHILOBOTA GROUP
OECOPHORINAE,   OECOPHORIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Palimmeces habrophanes
male
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

These Caterpillars are thought to feed on dead leaves, especially of

  • Gum trees ( Eucalyptus species, MYRTACEAE ).

    Palimmeces habrophanes
    female
    (Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

    The adult moth has dark brown forewings with white splotches. The hindwings are plain brown. The head is yellow. The males have a black ring around the thorax. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

    Palimmeces habrophanes
    male
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    The species has been found in Australia in:

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

    Further Reading:

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Oecophorine Genera of Australia II: The Chezala, Philobota and Eulechria groups (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae),
    Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 5,
    CSIRO Publishing, 1997, pp. 321, 326.

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidotera,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume VII, Part IV (1882), pp. 532-533, No. 91.

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    (written 28 January 2017, updated 25 October 2018, 4 October 2020, 3 May 2021)