Species Xylorycta candescens Lower, 1896
- Xylorycta candescens Lower, O.B. 1896. New Australian Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 20: 152-170 [163].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, Brisbane, Qld. - Lichenaula dissimilis Turner, A.J. 1898. The Xyloryctidae of Queensland. Annals of the Queensland Museum 4: 1-32 [date from Ingram 1986] [18].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC 2♂, Charters Towers, Qld.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva tying leaves or seed pods with silk. Larval foodplant: Grevillea mimosoides, Grevillea sp. (Proteaceae).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | GELECHIOIDEA | 19-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Ms Eileen Lee (TMAG) |
| 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED |