Poecilasthena xylocyma

Meaning of name: Unknown.

Distribution: Reported from southern coastal areas of Australia.

Remarks: This moth has a wing length (nose to wing tip) of approximately 11 millimetres.

We have photographed this moth in November and December.

References: Atlas of Living Australia  https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ad2e304f-70f9-4a7c-9cc6-c519817fcb0b#overview

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lare/xylocyma.html

BOLD Systems http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=99224

Identification courtesy of David Knowles.

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