Dorycnopa marmorea explained

Dorycnopa marmorea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are white with two irregular oblique pale fuscous parallel fasciae, the first from the costa near the base to one-fifth of the inner margin. The second just beyond. Both fasciae with a few blackish spots on the margins. There is also a fine elongate blackish mark in the middle of the disc and a second in a direct line beyond. There is a pale fuscous patch on the inner margin immediately below and the costa from the second fascia to about five-sixths is pale fuscous, while the apex is fuscous-tinged, more pronounced at the extreme apex. The hindwings are grey whitish.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . 7 May 2014 . Dorycnopa marmorea (Lower, 1899) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 9 July 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsoflin24linn#page/96/mode/1up Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 24 (1): 96.