Uzucha borealis explained

Uzucha borealis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 47 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown with a dark reddish-fuscous spot on the base of the costa and a conspicuous reddish-fuscous spot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale ochreous, with the basal third fuscous and the division suffused.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus platyphylla from within a silken gallery covered by a conspicuous brown web in the bark.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/xyloryctidae/uzucha/ Uzucha borealis
  2. http://xyloryctinemothsofaustralia.blogspot.nl/2010/07/uzucha.html Xyloryctine Moths of Australia