Morphotica mirifica Meyrick, 1915
 COSMOPTERIGINAE,   COSMOPTERIGIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Morphotica mirifica
(Photo: courtesy of Rebecca Stroud, Bli Bli, Queensland)

These adult moths have yellow forewings, each with a broad brown band at the base and along the margin, as well as a narrow zigzag silver line across the middle. The hindwings are brown. The head is yellow, and the thorax is brown. The moths have a wingspan of about 1.5 cms.

Morphotica mirifica
(Photo: courtesy of Markos, Cambridge Gulf, Western Australia)

The species has been found in

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Exotic Microlepidoptera,
    Volume 1 (1915), pp. 297-298.

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    (written 18 June 2025)