| Xylorycta ceratospila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. ceratospila
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta ceratospila
Meyrick, 1915
| |
Xylorycta ceratospila is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with rather dark fuscous markings. There is a blotch occupying the basal half of the dorsum and reaching halfway across the wing, with a long wedge-shaped posterior projection reaching in the disc to three-fifths. A smaller semicircular blotch extends on the dorsum from near beyond this to the tornus, connected with it on the dorsum and there is a very oblique straight streak from the costa beyond the middle to the termen beneath the apex, as well as a browner streak along the apical fourth of the costa. The hindwings are grey. [2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta ceratospila Meyrick, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
-
^ McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010).
"Xylorycta ceratospila". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
| Xylorycta ceratospila | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. ceratospila
|
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta ceratospila
Meyrick, 1915
| |
Xylorycta ceratospila is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with rather dark fuscous markings. There is a blotch occupying the basal half of the dorsum and reaching halfway across the wing, with a long wedge-shaped posterior projection reaching in the disc to three-fifths. A smaller semicircular blotch extends on the dorsum from near beyond this to the tornus, connected with it on the dorsum and there is a very oblique straight streak from the costa beyond the middle to the termen beneath the apex, as well as a browner streak along the apical fourth of the costa. The hindwings are grey. [2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta ceratospila Meyrick, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
-
^ McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010).
"Xylorycta ceratospila". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.