This colourful moth first appeared in NZ in Auckland in about 1980, presumably accidentally imported from Australia.
Family
Psychidae
Biostatus
Adventive
Host Plant
Lichens on rocks, walls and tree-trunks.
Larva
Makes soft brown oval silken case covered with small lichen fragments.
Adult/Imago
Colourful, metallic female. Male not metallic.
Forewing Length
6 - 9mm
Range
North Island, at least as far south as Foxton
Habitat
Cities, parks, gardens.