| (one synonym : Cryptophasa sarcoxantha Meyrick, 1937) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Blackheath, New South Wales)
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| (one synonym : Cryptophasa sarcoxantha Meyrick, 1937) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Blackheath, New South Wales)
The caterpillar of this species bores into the stems of:
but actually feeds on the phyllodes.
The adult moth usually has pale rusty red forewings, often with variable dark or pale marking. The moth has plain yellow or orange hindwings. It has a wingspan of about 5 cms.
The species occurs in :
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 6.2, p. 230.
Ian McMillan,
Cryptophasa rubescens, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Wednesday, August 18, 2010.
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
(updated 26 October 2010, 7 April 2017, 27 November 2020)
A Guide to Australian Moths,
caterpillar
butterflies
Lepidoptera
moths
caterpillar