
Cossid Moth ( Idioses littleri)
This small moth was about 6 mm long with pale grey blotchy wings. there were dark grey patches at the apices and mid costal region of the fore wings. The thorax sported a black tuft of short setae and posterior to this was a smaller tuft along the midline.
Antennae were short and feathery.
Spotted under bright lights on a a warm night.

''Idioses'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its only species, ''Idioses littleri'', was first described by Turner in 1926 and is found in eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Jan 23, 2019. Captured Jan 3, 2019 23:59 in 9 Rose St, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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