Pilostibes stigmatias is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Pilostibes |
| Species: | P. stigmatias
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilostibes stigmatias Meyrick, 1890
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The wingspan is 44–46 mm. The forewings are pale brownish ochreous irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, the costal half suffused with ochreous brown and with a moderate transverse oblong-oval very dark reddish-fuscous slenderly whitish-margined central spot, the lower extremity becoming black and produced into a slender acute outwardly oblique tooth. The hindwings are fuscous, lighter towards the base and with a darker hindmarginal line.
The larvae feed on Elaeocarpus obovatus and Sloanea australis. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Pilostibes stigmatias Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (9 July 2010). "Pilostibes". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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