Wingia Moth

Description:

A small attractive moth that looked almost square because of a hunched back. Satiny wings were a creamy colour deepening to a reddish-brown towards the trailing margins. Two lines of small black dots slanted downwards from the mid-costal area.
Wing span - 20 mm.

Habitat:

Drawn to bright garden lights. Mixed natives in the area.

Notes:

Synonym: Tortricopsis erythrura
Larvae of this species have been found feeding on dead phyllodes of wattle and fresh leaves of cypress and eucalyptus.
Family: Oecophoridae Subfamily: Oecophorinae Wingia group.