Meyriccia
Meyriccia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Meyriccia Hampson, 1917 |
Species: | M. latro |
Binomial name | |
Meyriccia latro (Zeller, 1873) | |
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Meyriccia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1917. Its one species, Meyriccia latro, was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873 and is found in Australia.[1][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
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Meyriccia Hampson, 1917" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ↑ Australian Insects
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