Microbela epicona Meyrick, 1885
OECOPHORINAE ,   OECOPHORIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Melbourne)

The adult moth of this species has yellow forewings which have a brown margin, and two dark brown marks on the inner margin.

The species has been found in:

  • South Australia, and
  • Victoria.

    Further Reading:

    Common, I.F.B.
    Oecophorine genera of Australia. II. The Chezala, Philobota and Eulechria groups (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae), Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 5 (1997) p.330.

    Meyrick, E.
    Description of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XII. Oecophoridae, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (1)9(4) (1885) p.1046.

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    (updated 3 May 2011)