Xylorycta haplochroa
Xylorycta haplochroa is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
Xylorycta haplochroa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Xylorycta |
Species: | X. haplochroa |
Binomial name | |
Xylorycta haplochroa (Turner, 1898) | |
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The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and about 31 mm for females. The forewings are whitish sparsely irrorated with grey scales and grey below the fold. There is a grey dot on the fold below the middle, and a single or double dot in the disc at two-thirds, sometimes obsolete. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]
References
- funet.fi
- Xyloryctine Moths of Australia
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