Endeolena xanthiella (Walker, 1864)
 (formerly known as Oecophora xanthiella)
WINGIA GROUP,   OECOPHORINAE,   OECOPHORIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Endeolena xanthiella
(Photo: courtesy of Rog Standen, Big Desert, Victoria)

The Caterpillars of this species been found feeding on

  • Bush Peas (Pultenaea species, FABACEAE).

    The adult moth has yellow forewings, each with a brown mark near the middle. The hindwings are brown. The moth has a wingspan of about 1.8 cms.

    Endeolena xanthiella
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    The species is found in the eastern half of Australia, including

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

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Oecophorine Genera of Australia I: The Wingia Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae),
    Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 3,
    CSIRO Publishing, 1994, pp. 320, 323.

    Francis Walker,
    Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 29, British Museum, 1864, p. 693, No. 83.

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    (written 12 March 2024)