Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Brachybelistis | |
Brachybelistis blackburnii is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1892. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are yellowish-grey-whitish, scantily strewn with black scales from the base to two-thirds, except along the costa. The extreme costal edge is pale yellowish and there is a moderate roundish orange spot distinctly edged with minute black scales, in the disc beyond one-third. There is a second more ovate, on the fold below the middle, and a third more suffused beyond the middle, both tending to be suffusedly edged with minute black scales. The hindwings are grey-whitish, more ochreous-tinged towards base.