Enchesphora recurvalis (Walker, 1863) (one synonym Exacosmia rubiginosa Walker, 1865) EPIPASCHIINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The moth has speckled dark grey forewings, each with dark veins, and a dark line along the hind-margin. The hindwings are white, shading to grey-brown at the margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in

New South Wales.

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Crambites & Tortricites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 27 (1863), p. 107, No. 20.

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(written 5 April 2013, updated 3 July 2015, 16 August 2019, 10 January 2021)