(previously known as Xylorycta thrasycosma) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)
This Caterpillar lives in a twisted silk case covered in frass. The caterpillar has been found feeding on two species of Ironbark ( MYRTACEAE), namely
The adult moths of this species have brown forewings each with white patches. The hindwings are pale brown with recurved margins. 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, pl. 5.9, p. 228.
Ian McMillan,
Plectophila thrasycosma, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Monday, July 5, 2010.
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(written 6 October 2012, updated 2 August 2013, 10 September 2020)