XYLORYCTIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 1 September 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 1 September 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
These caterpillars live communally in a silk web on their foodplant. They feed on the foliage of:
The adult moths of this species are pale brown with a dark brown mark midway along the inner margin of each forewing. The moths have a wingspan about 2.5 cms.
The species is found in :
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig 23.1, p. 228.
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