Phthonerodes peridela
| Phthonerodes peridela | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Phthonerodes |
| Species: | P. peridela |
| Binomial name | |
| Phthonerodes peridela Common, 1964 | |
Phthonerodes peridela is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Common in 1964. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish in the costal two-thirds, suffused with fuscous. The suffusion becoming heavier towards the apex, with four indistinct longitudinal fuscous streaks. The costa is fuscous. The forewings are fuscous in the dorsal one-third, with the costal edge of this area bearing a dark fuscous bar, followed by a large oval dark fuscous spot, with a small triangular whitish indentation immediately beyond. The apex and termen are edged with dark fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous, but ochreous basally.
Larvae were collected from beneath bark of Eucalyptus propinqua.[2]