(previously known as : Coesyra dichroella)
OECOPHORINAE, OECOPHORIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 4 December 2007)
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 4 December 2007)
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
The caterpillars of this species live in a shelter made of leaves of its foodplant joined together with silk. They have been found feeding on the leaves of:
The adult moths are small, reaching only a span of 1.5 cms. They have striking wings with a network pattern of white, orange, and light and dark brown. The species has been found in:
in Australia.
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