(previously known as Xylorycta tetrazona) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
northern form
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group,
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics,
University of Guelph)
The adult moth of this species has dark brown forewings, each with four to eight yellowish-white patches: the number currently thought to be dependent on the local climate. The hindwings have a sinuous margin, and are pale yellow, darkening to brown at the wingtips. The head is yellow. The thorax is black and white or yellow. The moth has a wingspan of about 5 cms.
The species has been found in :
This species is easily confused with, and may be even be a junior synonym of: Cryptophas insana.
Further reading :
Oswald B. Lower,
Descriptons of new genera and species of Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 25 (1901), pp. 84-85.
Ian McMillan,
Blog: Tuesday, August 17, 2010,
Cryptophasa tetrazona
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 21 July 2023)