Xyleutes persona (Le Guillou, 1841)
(one synonym: Strigoides leucolophus Guerin-Meneville, 1844)
 ZEUZERINAE ,   COSSIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley


(Picture: courtesy of Roger Kendrick, Hong Kong)

The adult moths of this species are brown with black spots and speckles, and have irregular white patches along the inner and outer margins of the forewings. The thorax and final abdominal segment are also white.

The species is found across south-east Asia, including:

  • Borneo,
  • Hong Kong,
    as well as in Australia in
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 92.

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    (updated 28 October 2010)