| (one synonym : Nephopteryx lentalis Swinhoe, 1885) PHYCITINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan,
Imbil, Queensland)
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| (one synonym : Nephopteryx lentalis Swinhoe, 1885) PHYCITINAE, PYRALIDAE, PYRALOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan,
Imbil, Queensland)
The moth has pale brown forewings each with various markings including three large pale triangles: two on the costa, and one on the margin. The hindwings are white shading to brown at the edges. The wingspan is about 1 cm.
The species has been found in
and also in Australia in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Crambites & Tortricites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 27 (1863), pp. 122-123, No. 1.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 24 August 2012, updated 11 November 2014)