
Oecophorine Moth -Wingia Group (Hoplomorpha abalienella)
Looking like it was featuring a Solar eclipse on its back, this moth had a wing span of only 20 mm. Wings were slightly tented with each forewing showing a semicircular dark patch with a thin silvery rim along the inner wing margin. When at rest these markings came together to form a dark circular patch in the centre of the moth's back. The rest of the fore wings were a paler brown. Labial palps were re-curved.
Larvae of this species feed on eucalyptus leaves (Myrtaceae)
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Jan 3, 2018. Captured Jan 1, 2018 23:48 in 13 Rose St, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.