A small moth that can be found locally around Tomahawk and across Tasmania

At a glance

Habitat Often found amongst leaf litter
Size The wingspan is about 2.5 cms
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Often found amongst leaf litter
Size
The wingspan is about 2.5 cms

Identification

The adult moths havea deep orangey-yellow forewing with notcieable pink patches along the costas, and narrow pink edges to the margins. The hindwings are off-white darkening to yellow at the wingtips. The wings have pointed wingtips
Common Name Concealer Moth Sp.
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderLepidoptera
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyGelechioidea
FamilyOecophoridae
SubfamilyOecophorinae
TribeWingia Subgroup 9
GenusWingia
SpeciesWingia hesperidella
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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