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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. heliomacula
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta heliomacula (Lower, 1894)
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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 edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (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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