Mylocera tenebrifera Turner, 1898
 STATHMOPODIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Mylocera tenebrifera
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moths of this species are mainly black. The hindwings are dark brown, each with a jagged translucent patch at the base. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species has been found in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    The Xyloryctidae of Queensland,
    Annals of the Queensland Museum,
    Volume 4 (1898), p. 27, No. 82.

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    (written 24 July 2023)