Xylorycta castanea
Xylorycta castanea is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1902. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Victoria.
| Xylorycta castanea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta castanea (Turner, 1902) | |
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are whitish irrorated with reddish-brown and purple-brown scales forming very confused markings. The purple-brown scales predominate along the inner margin, the reddish-brown tend to form four suffused nearly equidistant transverse fasciae. Of these, the last, which is hindmarginal, is the best marked. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- funet.fi
- Xyloryctine Moths of Australia
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