Xylorycta parabolella
| Xylorycta parabolella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. parabolella |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta parabolella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Xylorycta parabolella is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
The wingspan is 25-29 mm. The forewings are silvery-white with a moderate deep yellow-ochreous longitudinal streak above the middle from the base to the apex. There is a broader similar stripe near the inner margin from the base throughout, touching the inner margin at one-third, at the extremity continued upwards more narrowly along the hindmargin to meet the upper streak at the apex. The hindwings are grey, the extreme apex whitish-ochreous.
The larvae feed on Banksia marginata. They bore in the old flower spikes of their host plant.[2]