Meyriccia
| Meyriccia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Meyriccia[1] Hampson, 1917 |
| Species: | M. latro |
| Binomial name | |
| Meyriccia latro (Zeller, 1873) | |
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Meyriccia latro is a species of snout moths, and the only species in the genus Meyriccia. It was described by Zeller in 1873. It is found in Australia.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have pale fawn forewings with a brown stripe. The hindwings are fawn with a silken sheen and fringed trailing edges.
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]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Meyriccia at funet
- ↑ Australian Insects