| (previously known as Tinea annosella) PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Jim Duggan,
Calverts Closed Track, Tasmania)
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| (previously known as Tinea annosella) PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Jim Duggan,
Calverts Closed Track, Tasmania)
The male adult moth has grey forewings, each with lots of short black zigzag lines which concentrate in one area to form a vague dark transverse band. The hindwings are vaguely speckled pale grey. The moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Heterocerous Lepidoptera,
Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera Heterocera,
E.W. Janson, London, 1869, pp. 83-84.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(writen 24 January 2017, updated 17 March 2026)