Morosaphycita oculiferella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Morosaphycita |
Species: | M. oculiferella |
Binomial name | |
Morosaphycita oculiferella (Meyrick, 1879)[1] |
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Morosaphycita oculiferella is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is known from Australia (including Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory) and New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark brown forewings with various dark lines, each having a white mark near the base of the inner margin. The hindwings are off-white, with narrow dark margins.[2]