Xylorycta heliomacula

Xylorycta heliomacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Xylorycta
Species:	X. heliomacula
Binomial name
	Xylorycta heliomacula; (Lower, 1894)
Synonyms
	Telecrates heliomacula Lower, 1894;

Xylorycta heliomacula is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory.[2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, purple shining and with yellow markings. There is an elongate spot immediately beneath the costa at one-third and an irregular quadrate spot immediately beneath on the inner margin before the middle, as well as a large irregular ovate spot just before the apex, beneath which is a smaller spot suffused with three or four lines of ground colour. The hindwings are orange yellow with a narrow fuscous hindmarginal band, broadest at the anal angle.

The larvae feed on Amyema species and Grevillea striata. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[3]

References

Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta heliomacula (Lower, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 August 2018). "Xylorycta heliomacula (Lower, 1894)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010). " Xylorycta heliomacula (Lower, 1894) Mistletoe stem borer". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta heliomacula (Lower, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 August 2018). "Xylorycta heliomacula (Lower, 1894)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[3] McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010). " Xylorycta heliomacula (Lower, 1894) Mistletoe stem borer". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.