Xyloricta heliomacula (Lower, 1894)
(one synonym: Telecrates austera)
XYLORYCTINAE, OECOPHORIDAE

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

(updated 3 October 2001)

Thes Caterpillars are normally found boring into the stems of :

  • Mistletoe ( Amyema, LORANTHACEAE ),

    but have also been found boring into the stems of :

  • Broad-leaved beefwood ( Grevillea striata, PROTEACEAE ).

    The adult moth has yellow wings with broad black margins, with black tracery on the forewings. The moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    The species is found in Queensland and New South Wales.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 229.


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