Tanymecica xanthoplaca
Tanymecica xanthoplaca is a moth in the family Copromorphidae, and the only species in the genus Tanymecica. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
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Genus: | Tanymecica Turner, 1916 |
Species: | T. xanthoplaca |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous, with darker fuscous streaks parallel to the veins and a few whitish dots. The basal half of the hindwings is pale-yellow and the terminal half dark-fuscous.[3]
References
- "Tanymecica xanthoplaca Turner, 1916". GBIF.org. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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