Meyriccia

Meyriccia latro
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Meyriccia; Hampson, 1917
Species:	M. latro
Binomial name
	Meyriccia latro; (Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
	Genus: Meyrickia Ragonot, 1901; Hylaletis Meyrick, 1932; Hyaletis Whalley, 1964; Species: Melissoblaptes latro Zeller, 1873;

Meyriccia is a genus of snout moths. It is monotypic, with a single species, Meyriccia latro, that is found in Australia.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have pale fawn forewings with a brown stripe. The hindwings are fawn with a silken sheen and fringed trailing edges.

The larvae feed on Xanthorrhoea species, including Xanthorrhoea semiplana. They live communally in silken webs and bore holes in the seed heads of their host plant. They reach a length of about 20 mm.[3]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
"Meyriccia Hampson, 1917" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
Australian Insects

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 11, 2017.

[2] "Meyriccia Hampson, 1917" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.

[3] Australian Insects