XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has a bold pattern in dark brown and white on the forewings, The hindwings are pale orange with a vague brown submarginal band. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Xylorycta chrysomela,
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 20 November 2011, 12 July 2019)