Xylorycta synaula

Description

Xylorycta synaula is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia. The wingspan is 26–30 mm. The forewings are silvery-white with the costal edge very slenderly black towards the base, yellowish-ochreous beyond the middle. The markings are ochreous-brown with a moderate almost straight streak above the middle from the base to the apex and a similar slightly sinuate streak from the base to the anal angle, as well as a slender streak along the inner margin from before the middle to the anal angle. The hindwings are light grey, more whitish-tinged towards the base. The larvae feed on Hakea species. They feed from within a tube of silk and frass in the leaves.