Xylorycta stereodesma Lower, 1902 (one synonym : Xylorycta prospicua Meyrick, 1914) XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of: Donald Hobern, Chidlow, Western Australia)

The adult moth is white with two black stripes on each forewing. The hindwings are pale brown and shiny. The abdomen and head are yellow. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species is found in:

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian McMillan,
Xylorycta stereodesma,
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

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(updated 18 April 2009, 12 July 2019)