Callizyga dispar

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Callizyga dispar
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Hypertrophinae
Genus: Callizyga
Turner, 1894
Species:
C. dispar
Binomial name
Callizyga dispar
Turner, 1894

Callizyga dispar is a moth in the family Depressariidae, and the only species in the genus Callizyga. It was described by Turner in 1894 and is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland [1] and New South Wales. [2]

The wingspan is 21–22 mm for males and 31–35 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous-grey, with a slight pinkish tinge and a few scattered fuscous scales, sometimes forming a streak from the hindmargin below the apex towards centre of the disc. In females, the forewings are pinkish-grey, with a slight ochreous tinge and a few scattered fuscous scales towards the hindmargin. The hindwings are bright orange-yellow in males. Those of the females are pale ochreous-yellow. [3]

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References

  1. Callizyga dispar at funet.fi.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  3. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 18 : 132 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .