Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
Sighting 4515132

Xylorycta luteotactella

A Gelechioid moth at Sheldon, QLD

Xylorycta luteotactella at Sheldon, QLD - suppressed
Xylorycta luteotactella at Sheldon, QLD - suppressed
Xylorycta luteotactella at Sheldon, QLD - suppressed
Xylorycta luteotactella at Sheldon, QLD - suppressed
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Identification history

Xylorycta luteotactella 5 Jun 2025 donhe
Xylorycta luteotactella 4 Jun 2025 WendyEM
Xylorycta (genus) 10 Oct 2023 ibaird
Xylorycta argentella 8 Oct 2023 ibaird
Unverified 8 Oct 2023 PJH123

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Xylorycta sp?

6 comments

PJH123 wrote:
   8 Oct 2023
Ian, Don, definitely not X. argentella, described as having Palpi and anterior legs as mostly blackish
ibaird wrote:
   8 Oct 2023
OK, but that doesn't comply with what we see on Lepidoptera Butterfly House.or iNaturalist
donhe wrote:
   9 Oct 2023
The BOLD specimens seem to have legs that are pale on top and dark underneath. It might be worth asking Ian McMillan about the legs in his photo on LBH.
PJH123 wrote:
   10 Oct 2023
Great mind think alike Don, I have also contacted Iam Mc and I see he has sent Don the correct image of argentella, without yellow legs. iNates is also in error with this one. I would use iNats with caution. I prefer Bold which is mostly correct, though some images are yet to be barcoded and the odd problem occurs and a few manuscript names have/had (some corrected) been used. I find using the original description, when available and not 4 lines of latin or ancient German script, then comparing it with the Bold images as the best ID method but treat everything with caution. So this is best left as Xylorycta sp. though Ian Mc informs me there is a possibility it belongs in Lichenaulas.
ibaird wrote:
   10 Oct 2023
OK, I concur with you Peter and Don as regards your remarks. I use Bold 4 reguarly too , of course, however species coverage may be lacking and images of dead set specimens are sometimes hard to reconcile with photos from life at times. And my final resort is sometimes to refer to Glenn Cocking who has access to and can look at the vast holdings of moths in the ANIC collection here at CSIRO, Black mountain in Canberra if need be. This may mean we need to review some of our revious IDs of this and similar species on NaturMapr.
PJH123 wrote:
   4 Jun 2025
Legs, Antennae, palps and cilia all correct for Xylorycta luteotactella. It seems to be missing the ochraceous costa as described. However this is also missing on several images on BOLD and based on their barcode the all (with or without an ochraceous costa) fit within the same Bin

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