Hestiochora xanthocoma

Hestiochora xanthocoma is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found Australia from the tropical parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Hestiochora xanthocoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Hestiochora
Species:
H. xanthocoma
Binomial name
Hestiochora xanthocoma
Meyrick, 1886

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 8–8.5 mm for females. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are rather wasp like. They have a black body with some yellow bands, and a yellow collar around their heads. The wings are black with a broad yellow stripe along the middle of each wing. The underside of the abdomen is white.

It is a tropical species with possibly several generations per year.


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