Eusthenica treicleiota
Eusthenica treicleiota | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Eusthenica Turner, 1916 |
Species: | E. treicleiota |
Binomial name | |
Eusthenica treicleiota (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | |
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Eusthenica treicleiota is a species of moth in the Cossidae family and the only species in the genus Eusthenica. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is 26–36 mm. The forewings are whitish-brown, with fuscous-brown fine transverse lines and three fasciae. The hindwings are grey.[3]