Catoryctis sciastis

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Catoryctis sciastis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Catoryctis
Species:
C. sciastis
Binomial name
Catoryctis sciastis
(Meyrick, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Xylorycta sciastisMeyrick, 1915
  • Lichenaula sciastisLower, 1896

Catoryctis sciastis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are light fuscous suffused with grey and irregularly sprinkled with whitish, with a few blackish scales and an undefined transverse bar of white irroration (sprinkles) beneath the middle of the disc. The veins towards the lower half of the termen are more distinctly suffused with white. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, more whitish towards the base, the apex and termen suffused with fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (11 July 2014). "Catoryctis sciastis (Meyrick, 1915)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (10 October 2010). "Catoryctis Meyrick, 1890". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .