Species Leistarcha scitissimella (Walker, 1864)
- Tigava scitissimella Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 562-835 [807].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 2♂♀ (Walker mis-sexed one of his specimens and described a male and female), Moreton Bay, Qld. - Leistarcha iobola Meyrick, E. 1883. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. IX. Oecophoridae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(3): 320-383 [326].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Picton, NSW.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva beneath loose bark attaching cut leaves to entrance. Larval foodplant: Eucalyptus amygdalina (Myrtaceae).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | GELECHIOIDEA | 19-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Ms Eileen Lee (TMAG) |
| 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED |