1. PaDIL Factsheet

Scientific Name: Endrosis sarcitrella (Linnaeus, 1758) (: : Oecophorinae)

Common Name White-shouldered House- Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141476

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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory - [email protected] Author: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory Citation: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory (2011) White-shouldered House-moth(Endrosis sarcitrella)Updated on 3/30/2014 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141476

2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: 0 Unknown, Fabaceous produce, Yam Distribution: 0 Unknown Status: NZ - Exotic Groups: Host : 0 Unknown Pest Status: 0 Unknown

2.4. Other Names Concealer Moth

2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Adult**

Forewing light brown, variably suffused and patterned with white and dark brown; basal spot white. Hindwing light brownish grey, shining. Head and thorax white; abdomen brown; antennae simple, filiform.

**Egg**

Elliptical, dull white. About 200 eggs laid in rows or masses of 10-50, adhering together.

**Larva**

Head brown; labium with distinct round basal depression; body dull white; peritreme of spiracles yellowish brown; prothoracic spiracles surrounded by L pinacula; pinacula concolorous with integument but glossy and quite conspicuous; prothoracic plate reddish or yellowish brown; anal plate and thoracic legs pale yellowish brown.

**Pupa**

Reddish brown; setae of terminal abdominal segment finely tapered, not hooked.

**References**

- Carter, D.J. (1984). _Pest Lepidoptera of Europe with special reference to the British Isles_. In: Spencer, K.A. (ed.), Series Entomologica 31. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht, 431 pp.

2.6. References - Carter, D.J. (1984). _Pest Lepidoptera of Europe with special reference to the British Isles_. In: Spencer, K.A. (ed.), Series Entomologica 31. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht, 431 pp.

2.7. Web Links UK Moths: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1865 3. Diagnostic Images

LEP65 LEP65 Dorsal - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Headside - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF

LEP65 LEP65 Headtop - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Lateral - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF

LEP65 LEP65 Ventral - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Wing - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF 4. Other Images

LEP65 LEP65 Dorsal - Larvae: Caroline Harding MAF Headfront - Larvae: Caroline Harding MAF

LEP65 LEP65 Headside - Larvae: Caroline Harding MAF Lateral - Larvae: Caroline Harding MAF

LEP65 LEP65 Pro-legs - Larvae: Caroline Harding MAF Ventral - Larvae: Caroline Harding MAF

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