(formerly known as Oecophora parabolella) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Elaine McDonald,
Mt. Field, Tasmania)
The adult moths of this species have shiny white forewings, each with a brown loop running around the whole wing close to the edges. The hindwings are a shiny pale grey or brown. The prothorax is brown, and the meso- and meta-thorax are white with dark sides. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species is found in :
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Xylorycta argentella, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
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(written 12 January 2020, updated 10 September 2020)