Clerarcha poliochyta
Clerarcha poliochyta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1902. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
| Clerarcha poliochyta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Clerarcha |
| Species: | C. poliochyta |
| Binomial name | |
| Clerarcha poliochyta Turner, 1902 | |
The wingspan is 20–28 mm. The forewings are pale grey, mixed with white and dark fuscous and with a short narrow vertical dark fuscous line from the fold in the disc at one-third. There is a dark fuscous discal dot surrounded by white at two-thirds and a subterminal series of dark fuscous streaks on the veins, as well as a series of minute terminal dark fuscous dots, obsolete towards the costa. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Melaleuca quinquenervia.[2]
References
- funet.fi
- Xyloryctine Moths of Australia
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