Macrobathra baliomitra Turner, 1932
 COSMOPTERIGINAE,   COSMOPTERIGIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Macrobathra baliomitra
(Photo: courtesy of Bronwyn King, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have black forewings, each with two complete and two partial white bands. The basal band is off-white, but the others a very white. The hindwings are grey The face is white, but the head and collar are black. The thorax is black except for the sides of the metathorax which are off-white, which each blend with the basal off-white band on that forewings. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

The species has been found in :

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

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Oecophoridae. I,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 57 (1932), p. 270, No. 53.

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    (written 22 April 2021, updated 2 January 2025)