XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
female
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have grey forewings and thorax. The forewings each have a black spot near the middle. The hindwings of the male are white. The hindwings of the female are grey, each with a pale yellow costa. The abdomen is grey with sparse tufts of orange hair. The wingspan is about 6 cms.
The species is found in
Further reading:
Ian McMillan,
Maroga setiotricha,
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Friday, July 9, 2010.
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Lepidoptera. Part I,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 13 (1890), p. 40.
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(written 5 October 2012, updated 30 September 2019, 10 September 2020)