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Monopis ethelella
This tiny moth is said to have a wing span of 15 mm. It was black mostly with a white stripe running from head down to the inner margins of the fore wings. The costal margin was white but broken by black. Each fore wing had a broad comma shaped marking.
Spotted in the house drawn by bright lights.
Occurrence record:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Monopis+et...
The caterpillars live in cases that they carry around. They are said to feed on dirty sheep fleece.
Famiily: Tineidae
Spotted on May 17, 2015
Submitted on May 18, 2015
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