Opogona comptella explained

Opogona comptella is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It is found in New Zealand and in Australia from southern Queensland to Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on the bark of Salix vitellina and the galls of Acacia dealbata (caused by the rust fungus Uromycladium tepperianum) and Acacia melanoxylon (caused by the fly Cecidomyia acaciaelongifoliae).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Opogona comptella . Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley . uts.edu.au . 13 September 2006 . 2009-02-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080813213446/http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/tine/comptel.html . 13 August 2008 .