Philarista porphyrinella

Philarista porphyrinella is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is found from southern Queensland to southern New South Wales, where it occurs both inland and near the coast.

Philarista porphyrinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Philarista
Meyrick, 1917
Species:
P. porphyrinella
Binomial name
Philarista porphyrinella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia porphyrinella Walker, 1864
  • Xylorycta porphyrinella
  • Telecrates porphyrinella
  • Brunia intersecta T.P. Lucas, 1890

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are creamy-ochreous with a purplish dark grey band from the costal half of the base of wing. The hindwings are yellow-ochreous, the hindmargin black with short fine transverse black lines.

Larvae have been recorded tunnelling the stems of Exocarpos cupressiformis.[1]

References
  1. Xyloryctine Moths of Australia Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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