(also known as : Dichomeris ochreoviridella)
DICHOMERIDINAE, GELECHIIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 18 December 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Bishop Museum)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 18 December 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Bishop Museum)
The Caterpillars of this species are brown with a black head, thorax, and tail. They feed on:
The adult moths have brown forewings each with a large dark mark on the costa. The hindwings are orange with a broad dark margin. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms.
The species is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 5.24, p. 259.
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