Xylorycta argentella (Walker, 1864) (formerly known as Cryptolechia argentella) XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have shiny white forewings. The hindwings are a shiny pale grey or brown. The legs are dark brown. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

New South Wales.

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Further reading :

Ian McMillan,
Xylorycta argentella, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

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(written 28 October 2014, updated 10 October 2023)