Xylorycta candescens Lower, 1896
 (one synonym : Lichenaula dissimilis Turner, 1898)
XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The Caterpillars of this species live in shelters made from leaves or seed pods of their food plant joined with silk. The caterpillars have been found feeding on species in PROTEACEAE, including

  • Tar Grevillea ( Grevillea mimosoides ).


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

    The adult moths are white with a dark brown line along the hind margin of each forewing. The moths have a wingspan about 2 cms.

    The species is found in :

  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

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

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    (updated 1 September 2008, 12 July 2019)