![]() | XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
The adult moths of this species have white forewings, each with a bold pattern of angled black lines. The hindwings are off-white, shading to pale brown at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species is found in :
Further reading:
Ian McMillan,
Lichenaula melanoleuca,
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Wednesday, July 14, 2010.
A. Jefferis Turner,
The Xyloryctidae of Queensland,
Annals of the Queensland Museum,
Volume 4 (1898), p. 19, No. 52.
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(written 14 January 2019, updated 11 September 2020)