Xylorycta cosmopis
Xylorycta cosmopis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Xylorycta |
Species: | X. cosmopis |
Binomial name | |
Xylorycta cosmopis Meyrick, 1890 | |
Xylorycta cosmopis is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Western Australia.
The wingspan is 22-24 mm. The forewings are shining snow-white with the costa slenderly ochreous-tinged, the costal edge very slenderly blackish on the basal fourth. The hindwings are grey-whitish, the apex somewhat greyer.
The larvae feed on Jacksonia furcellata.[2]
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