Meyriccia

Meyriccia is a genus of snout moths. It is monotypic, with a single species, Meyriccia latro, that is found in Australia.^[1][2]

Meyriccia latro
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Meyriccia Hampson, 1917
Species:	M. latro
Binomial name
Meyriccia latro (Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
Genus: Meyrickia Ragonot, 1901 Hylaletis Meyrick, 1932 Hyaletis Whalley, 1964 Species: Melissoblaptes latro Zeller, 1873

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Xanthorrhoea species, including Xanthorrhoea semiplana. They live communally in silken webs and bore holes in the seed heads of their host plant. They reach a length of about 20 mm.^[3]