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
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


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