Ethmia postica
Ethmia postica ETHMIINAE DEPRESSARIIDAE
The larval food plants are said to be in the BORAGINACEAE family which in this area would probably be a weed that grows in the grass, Blue heliotrope, (Heliotropium amplexicaule) which is a Native of South America, a declared weed in NSW, also attracts Darnaid butterflies
Further afield in this area, plants in Ehretia (Boraginaceae) are also food plants for this moth.
Wing span about 25 - 30mm.
Family:- DEPRESSARIIDAE
Sub Family:- ETHMIINAE
Genus:- Ethmia
Species:- postica
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