Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 5 February 2005)
This Caterpillar lives in the ground leaf litter in a shelter that it makes by joining together two dead leaves with silk. It has been found feeding on the dead leaves of various species of Gum Trees ( MYRTACEAE ) including :

The adult moth has a black collar around the head, and white wings with ragged black bands across them. It has a wingspan of about 2 cms.
The species is found in the eastern half of Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Oecophorine Genera of Australia I:
The Wingia Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)
Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 3,
CSIRO Publis pp. 21,22,24,138-143.
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