| XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Peter Koch,
Hincks, South Australia)
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| XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Peter Koch,
Hincks, South Australia)
The adult moth of this species has white forewings, speckled with black dots. The hindwings are plain white. The wingspan is about 4 cms. The head and thorax are covered in white hair. The abdomen is black, covered underneath with brown hair. The femurs of the leges are also covered in brown hair.
The species has been found in Australia in
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Araeostoma,
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Friday, July 9, 2010.
A. Jefferis Turner,
Lepidopterological gleanings,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 29 (1917), p. 98.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 5 November 2025)