Xylorycta luteotactella

Xylorycta luteotactella, commonly known as the macadamia twig girdler, is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is found in Australia. The caterpillars cause economic damage to waratah and macadamia crops, the former by disfiguring the developing flowerheads.^[1]

Xylorycta luteotactella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Xylorycta
Species:	X. luteotactella
Binomial name
Xylorycta luteotactella (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
Cryptolechia luteotactella Walker, 1864 Cryptolechia cognatella Walker, 1864