(previously known as Xylorycta basileia) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, from
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art
The adult moth of this species has black forewings, each with a broad yellow band across the middle and also at the base. The hindwings are plain brown. The wingspan is up to 2 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Telecrates, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Friday, July 2, 2010.
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 219.
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 77.
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(updated 29 April 2011, 12 July 2019, 16 September 2020)