Wingia hesperidella

Wingia hesperidella

An attractive small pink and yellow moth found in south eastern Australia.
Yellow & Pink Wingia (Wingia hesperidella) This attractive little moth is a litter specialist and possibly a scat specialist. About 18mm long; mango and paw paw colours. BBQ area wall in a local nature reserve. superfamily: GELECHIOIDEA family: OECOPHORIDAE subfamily: OECOPHORINAE supertribe: Wingia group tribe: Wingia Subgroup 9 genus: Wingia Australia,Geotagged,Spring,Wingia hesperidella

Appearance

The adult moths have yellow forewings, with extensive 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. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

Naming

Synonym:
Palparia hesperidella Meyrick, 1883

Distribution

Found in Australian states NSW, Victoria and Tasmania

Habitat

Specialist in leaf litter and scat.

References:

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http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/hesperidella.html
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Wingia+hesperidella#
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyOecophoridae
GenusWingia
SpeciesWingia hesperidella
Photographed in
Australia