Hoplomorpha teratopa

Hoplomorpha teratopa is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1920.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.^[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale grey irregularly irroratcd with dark grey and with a strong violet gloss, especially anteriorly. There is a very large deep fulvous semiovate dorsal patch sharply limited by a white rim, extending from one-fourth of the dorsum to near the tornus, and reaching two-thirds across the wing, the anterior end vertical and the posterior projecting angularly just over the tornus. There are two or three irregular blackish-grey dots following the posterior edge of this, as well as a blackish somewhat sinuate line from near two-thirds of the costa to near the middle of the termen, a short portion in the middle deep fulvous. The hindwings are grey-whitish with a broad suffused grey terminal fascia.^[3]

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