Macrobathra mesopora

Macrobathra mesopora
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Macrobathra
Species:	M. mesopora
Binomial name
	Macrobathra mesopora; Meyrick, 1886

Macrobathra mesopora is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. The adult moths have off-white forewings with bold dark brown bands and patches. The hindwings are dark brown. The wingspan is about 1.5 cm. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2][3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macrobathra mesopora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
Australian Faunal Directory
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 October 2014). "Macrobathra mesopora Meyrick, 1886". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macrobathra mesopora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[2] Australian Faunal Directory

[3] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 October 2014). "Macrobathra mesopora Meyrick, 1886". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2020.