Xylorycta apheles

Xylorycta apheles is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Xylorycta apheles
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X. apheles
Binomial name
Xylorycta apheles
(Turner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Neodrepta apheles Turner, 1898
  • Xyloricta lychnobii Lucas, 1900

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey, sparsely irrorated with grey and fuscous at the base, then ochreous, whitish almost to the apex. There is an ill-defined grey triangular blotch on the centre of the inner-margin, its oblique posterior edge very distinct. There is an ill-defined greyish line from the costa at three-fourths to before the anal angle, gently outwardly curved in the disc. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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