![]() | XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have white forewings with two broad dark bars across each one. The male has yellow areas on the forewings also. The hindwings are pale brown in the male and dark brown in the female. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species is found in :
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Plectophila pyrgodes, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Monday, July 5, 2010.
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(updated 22 April 2009, 30 September 2019)