(one synonym: Xyloricta lychnobii T.P. Lucas, 1900) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan,
Imbil, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have pale brown forewings, each with a dark triangular mark near the middle of the hind margin. The hindwings are a shiny pale grey or brown. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species is found in :
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Xylorycta apheles,
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
A. Jefferis Turner,
The Xyloryctidae of Queensland,
Annals of the Queensland Museum,
Volume 4 (1898), pp. 24-25, No. 72.
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(written 13 October 2018)