Pilostibes stigmatias
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| Pilostibes stigmatias Meyrick, 1890
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Pilostibes stigmatias is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is 44-46 mm. The forewings are pale brownish-ochreous irrorated 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 hind-marginal line.
The larvae feed on Elaeocarpus obovatus and Sloanea australis. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]
References
- ^ Pilostibes basivitta, Meyrick, 1890. funet.fi. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia