Pansepta teleturga

Pansepta teleturga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Pansepta
Species:	P. teleturga
Binomial name
	Pansepta teleturga; Meyrick, 1915

Pansepta teleturga is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found on New Britain of Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are silvery white and the hindwings are white, towards the posterior half of the costa suffused with grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (December 15, 2013). "Pansepta teleturga Meyrick, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (12): 377. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (December 15, 2013). "Pansepta teleturga Meyrick, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (12): 377. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.