XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: Don Herbison-Evans, Sydney, New South Wales)
The adult moth has black and white striped forewings, with a black spot in the middle of each wing. The hindwings are buff coloured. The moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Xylorycta austera, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 219.
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(updated 5 November 2011)