This Caterpillar is an international house pest, feeding on any vegetable or animal material. It was introduced into Australia by accident.

(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Melbourne )

The adult moths are buff coloured, speckled with brown, and have a white head and thorax. They have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

The species occurs throughout the world, eg:

all of Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Oecophorine Genera of Australia I:
The Wingia Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)
Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 3,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 1994, pp. 19,33-34,37

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