Xylorycta moligera
Xylorycta moligera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Xylorycta |
Species: | X. moligera |
Binomial name | |
Xylorycta moligera (Meyrick, 1914) | |
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Xylorycta moligera is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 30 mm for females. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, lighter anteriorly, with some scattered dark fuscous specks and with the costal edge dark fuscous anteriorly. There is a dark fuscous streak running from the middle of the disc to the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous.[2]
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