Xylorycta luteotactella

A Gelechioid moth at Mount Mee, QLD

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Identification history

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

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Xylorycta sp same as Sighting 4515132

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ibaird wrote:

10 Oct 2023

OK, apparently the same brown base to the palps with a white tip?

PJH123 wrote:

10 Oct 2023

4515132 seems shiny but might just be the flash opposed to sunshine

PJH123 wrote:

4 Jun 2025

Excellent Wendy, I believe you are correct. My specimen fits well with the original description for Xylorycta luteotactella and its synonym, Cryptolechia cognatella

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Location information

Coordinates 152.754892 -27.058808
Places Mount Mee, QLD

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
4 Mar 2007 10:07 AM Recorded on
PJH123 Recorded by
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PJH123 NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Xylorycta luteotactella Scientific name
A Gelechioid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 651.8m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania