| (formerly known as Macrobathra metallica) COSMOPTERIGINAE, COSMOPTERIGIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Wendy Moore,
Freshwater Creek, Victoria)
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| (formerly known as Macrobathra metallica) COSMOPTERIGINAE, COSMOPTERIGIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Wendy Moore,
Freshwater Creek, Victoria)
The adult moths have black forewings each with several white marks of various sizes. The hindwings are translucent and shiny, darkening towards brown wingtips. The wingspan is about 1 cm.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Oswald B. Lower,
Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 24 (1899), pp. 111-112.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 30 June 2024)