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Wingia moth

Zonopetala quadripustulella

Description:

This lovely peach-coloured moth had a wingspan of 20 mm approx. It was resting with wings flat and slightly overlapping along the midline. The moth had dark brown eyes. Two irregular patches of dark brown were seen on each fore wing; one on the side at the wing base and the other along the costa. small brown specks were seen on fore wings from the mid region to the trailing margins.
Labial palps were pale, re-curved and close to head.

Habitat:

Spotted under bright lights near a sports field.

Notes:

Thanks to my husband Mark for the ID. Family: Oecophoridae http://www.morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bi...

3 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Good detective work, Mark. Thanks.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

family: OECOPHORIDAE

subfamily: OECOPHORINAE

supertribe: Wingia group

tribe: Wingia Subgroup 3

genus: Zonopetala

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

This one will be interesting. Looks like Wingia or Garrha but I can't find anything.

Leuba Ridgway
Spotted by
Leuba Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Apr 1, 2014
Submitted on Apr 4, 2014

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