Plectophila acrochroa (Turner, 1900) (previously known as Xylorycta acrochroa) XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Carol Deane, Dorrigo, New South Wales)

The adult moths of this species have snow-white forewings each with a dark brown streak along the costa, ending in some white interruptions. The hindwings are off-white with partly brown veins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

New South Wales.

underside
(Photo: courtesy of Carol Deane, Dorrigo, New South Wales)

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Further reading :

Ian McMillan,
Plectophila acrochroa, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Monday, July 5, 2010.

A. Jefferis Turner,
New Micro-lepidoptera — mostly from Queensland,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 24 (1900), p. 8.

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(written 26 November 2018, updated 4 January 2026)