Leistarcha amphigramma

Leistarcha amphigramma is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.

Leistarcha amphigramma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Leistarcha
Species:
L. amphigramma
Binomial name
Leistarcha amphigramma
(Meyrick, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia amphigramma Meyrick, 1915

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are fuscous mixed with darker and with the veins mostly outlined by pairs of very fine white lines, those of 6 and 9 and the upper margin of the cell obsolete, the interspaces between the veins marked with suffused blackish streaks. There is a white streak through the middle of the cell from the base and the costal edge is finely white, the dorsal edge blackish. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (30 December 2013). "Leistarcha amphigramma (Meyrick, 1915)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (26 July 2010). "Leistarcha (Oecophoridae)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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