![]() | (formerly known as Cryptolechia undulatella) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)
The Caterpillars of this species live in a tubular shelter formed from a foodplant leaf. The caterpillars have been found feeding on a number of plants including
The adult moths have a large dark brown semicircle edged in white on each forewing. The head and thorax are hairy and white. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in :
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 22.18, p. 227.
Ian McMillan,
Lichenaula undulatella, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Sunday, July 11, 2010.
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(updated 19 April 2009, 12 July 2019)