moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wing ...
Maroga melanostigma
The fruit tree borer (''Maroga melanostigma'') is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is native to Australia.
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The adults have satin white forewings, with a black dot near the centre of the wing. The hindwings a ...