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Oecophorid Moth
-37.894, 145.302
Field Notes
Description:
This small dark moth had a wing span of about 20 mm. It had a pale triangular patch along the inner margin of the tented-up fore-wings and perhaps a smaller patch nearer the basal part. The labial palps were thin, sharp, sickle-shaped and re-curved. Eyes were dark. Antennae held out. legs were banded.
Habitat:
Spotted resting on a Giant Honey Myrtle (Melaleuca armillaria)
Notes:
This moth looks very much like Leistomorpha brontoscopa
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/brontoscopa.html
with some scale-loss or Leistomorpha species.
Need to have this confirmed.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 18, 2013
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