Xylorycta synaula
| Xylorycta synaula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. synaula |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta synaula Meyrick, 1890 | |
Xylorycta synaula is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.
The wingspan is 26-30 mm. The forewings are silvery-white with the costal edge very slenderly black towards the base, yellowish-ochreous beyond the middle. The markings are ochreous-brown with a moderate almost straight streak above the middle from the base to the apex and a similar slightly sinuate streak from the base to the anal angle, as well as a slender streak along the inner margin from before the middle to the anal angle. The hindwings are light grey, more whitish-tinged towards the base.
The larvae feed on Hakea species. They feed from within a tube of silk and frass in the leaves.[2]