Alloclita xylodesma

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Alloclita xylodesma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Alloclita
Species:
A. xylodesma
Binomial name
Alloclita xylodesma
Meyrick, 1911 [1]

Alloclita xylodesma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa. [2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purplish tinged. There is a moderately broad ochreous-white transverse fascia before one-third, partially edged with black and then with brown suffusion, the posterior edge angulated below the middle, the black marginal dots above and below this indicating the stigmata. A triangular ochreous-white spot is found on the costa at two-thirds, and an ochreous-white dot on the tornus, connected by a narrow brown fascia in which is a small black spot representing the second discal stigma. There is also an ochreous-white apical dot. The hindwings are dark grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Alloclita xylodesma Meyrick, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 August 2020– via FUNET.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Alloclita xylodesma Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 72. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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