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Compsotropha strophiella
A small moth with a wing span of 20 mm. White wings were held flat on either side of body; the white broken by dark sooty bands - a narrow band in the middle and a broad smudged band in the submarginal area. The trailing wing margins had a thin broken dark line.
Labial palps were recurved.
Spotted on a eucalyptus tree ( West Australian Gum)
Caterpillars feed on leaves of various eucalyptus species.
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Spotted on Jan 30, 2015
Submitted on Jan 31, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks Maria.
Nice spotting!