OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA
(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)
These Caterpillars are thought to feed on the droppings of marsupials.
The adult moth has cream forewings each with several bold dark brown markings. The hindwings are pale brown fading to white at the bases. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species has been found in south-eastern Australia, including:
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Oecophorine Genera of Australia II:
The Chezala, Philobota and Eulechria groups (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae),
Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 5,
CSIRO Publishing, 1997, p. 93.
Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera: Part XII,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 9, Part 5 (1885), p. 1054.
(written 21 October 2014, updated 25 October 2018)