Clerarcha agana

Clerarcha agana is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.

Clerarcha agana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Clerarcha
Species:
C. agana
Binomial name
Clerarcha agana
Meyrick, 1890

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark ochreous grey, the dorsal half suffused with pale grey and with four small roundish cloudy rather dark grey spots, the first three arranged in a longitudinal row in the disc at one-third, one-half, and two-thirds, the fourth directly beneath the third. The hindwings are pale whitish grey.

The larvae feed on the flower spike of Banksia marginata.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 14, 2013). "Clerarcha agana Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (9 October 2010). " Clerarcha Meyrick, 1890". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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