feeding on the wood and the bark. It covers the entrance hole with silk and frass.
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The adult moth has white forewings, each with a broad dark brown stripe and margin. The hindwings are pale yellow with a dark mark at the upper margin. The moth has a wingspan of about 4 cms.
The species is found in the southern Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 229.
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