Nemophora panaeola

Nemophora panaeola is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in Queensland.

Original Description
Male 12-13 mm. Head shining fuscous-purple; frons brilliantly metallic bluish or greenish. Palpi fuscous. Antennae fuscous, towards apex paler; basal joint coppery-purple. Thorax coppery-purple. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs fuscous, with metallic reflections; tarsi with whitish annulations. Forewings brilliant purple intermixed with fiery gold and deep blue scales; a broad triangular sub-basal dorsal yellow blotch reaching 2/3 across wing; opposite its apex is a small yellow costal spot at 1/5; a narrow median yellow transverse fascia with longitudinal fuscous striations; cilia fuscous-purple. Hindwings thinly scaled; fuscous; cilia fuscous. Type in Coll. Turner. N.Q. : Kuranda, near Cairns, in December. -Q.: Killarney, in October. Two specimens.