Notodryas aeria

Notodryas aeria is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria.[2]

Notodryas aeria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epermeniidae
Genus:
Notodryas
Species:
N. aeria
Binomial name
Notodryas aeria
Meyrick, 1897

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. The forewings are white with light ochreous-yellowish markings, more or less irrorated (sprinkled) with black, more strongly towards the dorsum. There is a small spot near the base in the middle and an oblique bar from the dorsum before the middle, reaching two-thirds of the way across the wing. There is an oblique fascia from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, more or less interrupted or indistinct. There is also a small apical spot. The hindwings are whitish, sometimes greyer posteriorly.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Eucalyptus species, tying leaves with silk.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Notodryas aeria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22: 427.


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