Plectophila eucrines (Turner, 1898) (previously known as Lichenaula eucrines) XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

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

The adult moths of this species have white forewings with a bold dark brown pattern each one. The hindwings are pale brown fading to white at the bases. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

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

The species is found in :

New South Wales.

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Further reading:

A. J. Turner,
The Xyloryctidae of Queensland,
Annals of the Queensland Museum,
Volume 4 (1898), p. 20, No. 57.

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(written 6 October 2012, updated 12 July 2019, 13 September 2020)